tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post3133635131470831554..comments2014-12-09T17:25:07.561-08:00Comments on Words and Images: Why Mothers Matter: Women in The Book of Genesis (Final Paper)Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-55812442850595226442014-12-08T09:46:23.466-08:002014-12-08T09:46:23.466-08:00Since we've talked about this project many tim...Since we've talked about this project many times, I'm going to do my best to keep it short.<br /><br />Despite some minor proofreading problems, your introduction is certainly the best introduction you've done - it steps through some complex material with ease and confidence, ending in clear statement of your position.<br /><br />You step through the similarities and differences between how Crumb portrays women here & elsewhere also very nimbly. Good.<br /><br />One thing re: Lot & his daughters occurs to me late. We never talked about it in class, and it never comes up in your essay, but it's worth remembering that when Lot is in Sodom and tries to shelter the angels/messengers who God has sent, one thing he does is offer his daughters to the crowd - they want to rape the (male) messengers, but he offers up his own daughters instead. Do you think that Crumb's emphasis on their strength and independence relates to this? In other words, they know their father offered them up as disposable property, and determine to be independent henceforth? <br /><br />I think your engagement with feminism has been clarified with this version. You are now taking a more or less clear position along a spectrum of possible feminisms, I think, ironically using Crumb to articulate your position. Good! "Going by this definition, simply making the decision to be a mother or to not be a mother is empowering for women; it is all about having the ability to choose." There are a couple things going on here. First, your reading of Crumb is deep & interesting enough that you've earned the right to *use* his work to articulate your views; second, you've struggled some through the semester to say what *you* think in a straighforward way, but now you're doing it. Excellent.<br /><br />I think I'll end my comments there - after reading the last few paragraphs, my last paragraph summarizes everything I have to say. If I was going to nitpick anything, I'd say that going deeper into his actual work with Genesis one more time might have been productive (are there interesting characters you've missed?), but this project is the payoff for all your hard work.<br />Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.com