... cub preys only on weaker animals to uphold the natural order. These similes are both representations of war in which the gender of the warrior is separate. The image presented by the lion cub tends to direct the blames toward Helen for causing the war. Helen exemplifies the gender abnormality that caused the Trojan War, as the lion. Knox (17) believes that the role of a woman is to be faithful to her husband ... and to uphold xenia. Being faithful demands that a woman does not engage in any ... ...

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