The Performance of Femininity

I did a critical analysis of "The Performance of Femininity"and here is the link. 

This piece was written by the author in order to inform us, the reader, about the story of women and their role in this Utopia created in the novel Herland. The author also informs us about the social construct of sexuality in this novel. The intended audience is analysts of this novel as well as feminists, or just someone who may be interested in reading this novel. The subject of this particular piece would be critics of the novel. This piece of writing may be more appeasing to women and feminists because the novel is such a feminist piece. The main point of the article is the subservience of women and the dominance that males have and believe they should have. The thesis and central idea include women characterized as being the minority and being inferior. The writer achieved the desired affect through quoting the novel directly and mostly through emotional appeal. A women may be able to read this piece and find common ground with it. Women's rights activists could prove to be good evidence for a piece such as this. Each paragraph represents a new idea. And it includes evidence and commentary. The thoughts and ideas are organized in a logical and easy to follow pattern. This helps in advancing the piece and its message. The text is coherent and there is a good sense of unity throughout the piece and throughout the individual paragraphs. There are not unnecessary words thrown into the piece which makes it  very cut ann dry and to the point. The language is eloquent and sophisticated, yet understandable. Some of the words may require a dictionary, however it is understandable to the large majority of people for the mot part. This reflects which type of audience the author wanted to reach out to.  There is a use of symbolism in this piece to describe the symbolism of the novel. Such as, Herland's mother who is symbol of motherhood as a whole. There is also a representation of the imagery that occurs in the novel. This is seen in the phrase, "every tree bears fruit in this fecund land.."The author builds ethos right from the beginning when they use factuary information about the novel. This piece is driven with pathos more than ethos. There is great emotional appeal to women who are able to connect with the idea that the author is presenting. This is an analysis of the book and along with pathos, it has logos. All of the appeals and statements made in this piece are logical and reasonable. They can be proven by the novel. This piece is more of an analysis of the novel and less of an opinion. Yes, opinion shows up in it and feminism can be seen. What develops is a race of mothers, warriors, and intellectuals that develop free from sexual stereotypes and commodification.This line from the text has a lot of appeal to emotion in it.