Is there misogyny in the book?
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Re: Is there misogyny in the book?
I agree.slj3988 wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 08:35 Mankind was in a misogynistic state back then. The woman was seen as a childbearer and not much else. Biblical stories and often paintings placed the woman in the background, as if they had no importance. When less was understood about nature, men used to stone women on their period out of fear they were possessed. How many women were burned as witches for suffering mental illness?
To be true to the times, misogyny should be there so we don't forget our failures and can strive to do better.
This is not to say that God accepts misogyny, but the original biblical story does come across as misogynistic to me.
So, a book based on that, however fictional, is bound to show some of that sentiment.
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Yes. Since Killing Abel is based on the Christian Bible, it also borrows the negative aspects of it. I felt that the content of the book was misogynistic for this very reason.
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I think both their punishments were equally harsh actually.Awesomeliker wrote: ↑02 Jun 2020, 13:40 Eve's punishment was quite brutal in my opinion. I'm not saying Adam's wasn't but Eve had to give up her free will. What's your opinion?
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Well said. I've always thought Eve's punishment is tougher.MorganKnightOfficial wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 02:54 Even in the original Biblical tale, I have always thought that Eve's punishment was way harsher than Adam's. I never quite understood why, because both of them sinned equally. Though, I also think that perhaps God was protecting and punishing her at once by doing this - she became secondary to man, but at least she was safe in his protection.
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