Explain how Weldon conveys Ruth’s feelings about society

A she-devil, what Ruth has become, is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as being:

‘…a malignant woman, female devil…with the violence, desperation, cleverness or other qualities attributed to the Devil…’

To gain revenge on the people who hurt her, she reinvents herself under the surgeon’s knife by going under extensive plastic surgery, uses feminine tricks such as doing what women are ‘supposed’ to do (for example she is very clean, hard-working and can serve men well) to direct people into doing what she wants, and explores key sites of power and powerlessness in present-day society, including the Christian church, the world of business, profit and loss, criminal law, the geriatric institution, the fa

mily home, and (especially) in the bedroom.

‘If you are genuinely grotesque in appearance, the two ingredients you must possess in order to gain respect are accomplishment and awesomeness. Through accomplishment you will gain respect from those who are just. With your awesomeness, you will gain respect from those who are small-minded…’

Some topics in this essay:
Mary Fisher, Devil’ Ruth, Nurse Hopkins, Bissop Garcia, English Dictionary, Satanic Witch, Lady Bissop, Hopkins Ruth, Elsie Flower, Father Ferguson, mary fisher, satanic witch, ulterior motive, women supposed, people doing, nurse hopkins, anton lavey, lady bissop, gain respect, life future based, words actions,