In the Feminist Manifesto, Loy puts forth an argument that men and women are not equal in society. Loy is very forceful in her speech, she uses the second person ( you) to involve the reader personally with her arguments. She also provides personal questions for her reader. This forces the reader to ponder whether or not they agree with what is being said. One question she asks is: " Professional and personal careers are opening up for you- Is that all you want?" The whole speech had a very aggressive tone to it. She is very vocal in her argument. An example of this is how she bluntly puts "Men and women are enemies". She argues that women must give up their "virtue" in order to improve their equality in society.
How do you think that Loy's writing style affects her message?
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ReplyDeleteWhile I was reading this piece I could not help but notice the passion and to a certain extent aggression in the tone of the narrator. As mentioned there is constant interaction between the narrator and the reader, which truly wraps you into Loy's argument, and allows for self-reflection. On another note, as I was reading this piece I could not help but feel inspired to want more out of society, even-though I am not a women. Truly evoking raw-emotions out of the reader. I also found it interesting how she plays on that dynamic of paradox. In that women are starting to receive the basic rights that they have often been denied, but is it truly enough. Has it extinguished all pre-existing notions of what women are meant to contribute to society? In my opinion, it is this dynamic of a paradox and Loy's writing style that truly makes the piece. Loy's style truly enables the reader to feel this connection to what she's saying on a deeper-emotional level, and allows the reader to understand the true implications of the message she is trying to get across.
ReplyDeleteIn "The Feminist Manifesto," by Mina Loy, I was immediately drawn in by the use of "you." It was as if she was speaking to me directly, and the piece became more personal. Being a woman myself, I can very much relate to the powerful words being spoken and feel exactly what the author truly intended the reader to feel. I love the message that this piece delivers. The message I personally received from the reading was that women should never settle for equality to a man. Each woman should have their own individual worth. Women need to find the strength and fire within themselves and become whatever they yearn to be.
ReplyDelete"The Feminist Manifesto" by Mina Loy displays a strong message in the tone of the author. Mina Loy comes off as aggressive through her use of words and draws the barrier between male/female. She has the use of 2nd person "You" and that sorta draws me closer and more intimately to the message that she was trying to spread across. The part in her piece where she refers to a parasite I found to be very interesting as she feels as if marriage is finding a man to care for you for the rest of your life almost like a parasite leeching off another organism . From reading this piece I can see her perspective and I do believe there is still some sorta sexist bashing against women.
ReplyDeleteI looked up what date this was published and I found out that it was completed in 1918. This is way ahead of its time because in the early 1900's women were still treated like inferiors. I really like the passion that Mina uses when she is trying to get her point across. I like the part when she says "professional and commercial careers are opening up for you- is that all you want?" I think that this is true because some women just want to be equal in the workplace, but they should really equal in all aspects of life. I think that she really gets her points across very well.
ReplyDelete^ Jacob that helps put this into perspective a bit more.
ReplyDeletei loved this piece, i loved her passion...it was like she was angry at me. I took it personally, and i completely agreed with her. I think often times women will play the victim card....and if in 1918 she can say that we need to overcome that mentality and accept our fate and look to only ourselves for anything better..that is awesome! she was definitely before her time.
I can definitely agree with Zhi's opinion on how Mina Loy's use of 2nd person "You" made me feel more connected to her writing and the message she was trying to spread. People are so sexist to women today and this piece is just another voice trying to be heard and to be treated equally; no belittling whatsoever. Inferior is the word I picked out after reading this piece. Women need to find their own worth and value which shouldn't rely on men or anyone but themselves.
ReplyDeleteI read several articles about women authority before, but I have to admit that this one is pretty cool during the reading process. An amazing point about "Men and women are enemies" caught my eyes as I was starting this paragraph. But I think this point need to be extreme to reflect how Mina Loy emphasize on this topic, women should stand up. I also like the 2nd person aspect to "alert" all the women include herself. She also makes an opinion about women's virtue which leads people to do deep thinking.
ReplyDeleteHer tone is very confrontational and uplifting at the same time. She is urging women to step out of the "mans" way of thinking. She says marriage is basically a pay back for a womans virginity. She says men only think of women as mistresses or mothers. I think this piece is very very extreme but it also holds its truths. Her writing style reads to me like poetry\ a song in some lines but i feel because she wrote it this way it reads to hard. She just jumps right into what she thinks and does not sugar coat a word.
ReplyDeleteThis piece caught my attention because of Loy's strong emotions towards the subject of being a woman. She also used you when speaking in her story to make the reader feel as if she is being spoken to directly. Loy is telling women to break free of the mold of what a woman should be like and go forward in the world. She says we are able to do everything a man can, but we are looked upon with the same respect because of a gender difference. The reader can sense her dislike towards the inequality as she says that women must get revenge for everything men have done in the past. She does not want women to follow what men say, but to have their own mind. Loy is telling woman to ignore men and do what they want and become free.
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