1. Analyse the function of misogy
... pretty girls as stupid when he refers to the women who entertained the troops: "If the brainless bevy of pretty girls and the funny man outbid Mozart, out goes Mozart" (P. 39.) Furthermore he refers to actresses as having to be beautiful to get ahead: "no actress could rival its Virgin in beauty" (P. 43.) Women are described as seeing church a fashion parade ... a house tidy at all times. The Captain seems to hold contempt for women. He treats Nurse Guinness with contempt referring to her as "woman" (P. 52.) He doesn't care for his daughter, Lady Utterwood and has "totally forgotten her...
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- Approx Pages: 11
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- Grade Level: High School