Exposed with Watermelon
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Authors
Homnick, Emily
Issue Date
2009
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Thesis
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en_US
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In describing the process of creating an original work of fiction inspired by Kate Chopin’s The Awakening set in modern day America, the author writes “I quickly accepted that in order to write a believable female character whose conflict was centered in her sexuality I would have to become more observant. I began to notice the contradictions I felt in my daily life. Standing in line at the grocery store, I paid particularly close attention to the covers of men's and women's magazines; though normally I try to avoid TV as much as possible, I allowed myself to take study breaks in order to watch my roommates' favorite shows; and on campus, I watched the way different women dressed and acted. In short, I studied what appeared to be a sex-crazed society, one which boasts sexual liberation while striving to enforce conservative morals. Women today, as I have observed, are expected simultaneously to be whores and virgins, experienced and innocent, and sexually aggressive and passive. Sexual liberation, as long as messages of sex in society and the media are so inherently paradoxical, will remain unrealistic. Or rather, promiscuity will gallivant around disguised as sexual liberation. As I see it, self reflection and media literacy are the first steps toward resolving women's dissatisfaction about their own sexualities within greater society. I hope that ‘Exposed with Watermelon’ can trigger responses from women which will aid in their own self-reflection.”
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vii, 31 p.
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