The Second Sex Summary

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Simon De Beauvoir suggests in The Second Sex that though institutional religion may be patriarchal, it is Christian principle that can free women from the tyranny of male power: She says : “A sincere faith is a great help to the little girl in avoiding in inferiority complex: she is neither male nor female , but God’s creature’ and ‘Woman is asked in the name of God, not so much to accept her inferiority as to believe that , thanks to Him, she is the equal of the lordly male.”(Beauvoir 633,592) Sex quality can be justified by theology and spiritual experience can provide compensation for the disappointments and inadequacies of relations with men as Beauvoir expresses in The Second Sex: “Many women, denied all human love even in their dreams, look to God for help… Love has been assigned to woman as her supreme Vocation, and when she directs it towards a man, she is seeking God In him; but if she is over-particular, she amy choose to adore divinity In the person of God Himself” (Beauvoir 592-679).
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Firstly her correspondence with different renowned people reveal her longing to be very much included in the literary circle in the anthologies and her desire to be successful also means that without this acquaintances it was difficult for a British woman poet to find a niche. She considers it positive to meet important people and maintain good relationship with them. In the British Society when woman could not easily find their voice Jennings excelled by her efforts and art and won several awards in spite of her illness and average conditions. From her continuous correspondence with friends and writers it seems she is longing for relationship and it also reveals a lonelier self. The rejection of her Autobiography and having negative reviews is also disliked by her. The Autobiography if published could reveal a closer Jennings than people know

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