Okay so I used Paradise Lost in my paper as a reference. I really love Paradise Lost, and it helps that I've studied it several times. I must admit, though, I used it because we spent a lot of time pretending to discuss it in my English class this semester. Now it doesn't have to deal with the issue today, but it is a clear representation of how women were viewed in history. I also love history. I used it because we can't see where we are if we don't know where we came from. I know that's a terribly butchered version of somebody's famous quote, but it's true. We can't look at today's society analytically unless we are able to understand how the ideas we have now originated.
Merinda, I know that you were curious as to why I used it in my paper. I guess it's cheating in a way. I like it and it seemed useful. Despite the fact that it was a fictional interpretation of Genesis, it still depicted the views at the time...
Maybe this makes sense?
I loved that book! I read it for a class here at UA. Although it was weird, I though it was still quite interesting. I had to write a paper on it as well
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