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The Beauty Myth, A Review
Summary: Reviews The Beauty Myth, a book about womens rights by Naomi Wolf. Examines what makes a woman beautiful. Describes some of the issues women face from day to day including advertising, sex, hunger and violence.
Define a beautiful woman. What kinds of adjectives come to mind? Do her inner qualities make her beautiful as well? What does "beauty is only skin deep" really mean? I always thought what made a person truly and genuinely beautiful, is whats on the inside. So often, we judge women on their appearance first, then their abilities. Did you ever wonder how this came about and why we all do this today? dont try to deny it, were all shallow and addicted to entertainment, its simply our culture, our way of life. Naomi wolf tries to explain the reasoning and ideas behind the beauty myth. She defines it and all its aspects, leaving it up to the reader to judge how to take it in and what to make of her points. She backs up all her claims with evidence and well researched claims, making her message hard...
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