How patriarchal ideology operates in literature

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Tyson's main idea in the closing section of her essay is this: Negative patriarchal ideology is still operating in American culture today. She provides a series of examples and makes an interesting connection to close out her essay. She says, The Great Gatsby helps students see how patriarchal ideology operates in literature, so we can eventually focus our feminist vision on ourselves. Can you see how literature (eg. The Great Gatsby) plays an important role in our understanding of culture? Tyson isn't just talking about some book from the 1920s. She's also talking about real life. She's saying the novel is uncomfortable with women. Can you see what she's trying to do?

Pick citation from Tyson's passage above and tell us why you selected that particular citation. How does it relate to your understanding of Why we study critical theory so far? Unit 1 is almost ?nished, and you have three theories ?nished. Are you starting to see connections? Explain.

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