Fight Club and Disscussion B-Part 2: Feminism

Considering Fight Club alongside the philosophers and literary figures from Part 1 (, show the correlation between the movie, the film’s message, and the historical speeches, essays, and writers. Where do we see the messages from last week fitting perfectly alongside the movie? Use quotes from the movie and the literature and show how they connect.

What commentary is the film making on maleness and manhood?

Part 2
With no research involved, are you a Feminist? If so, why? If not, why? Answer this in the moment.

A feminist icon, Gloria Steinem’s “A lot of Learning is a Dangerous Thing” is her attempt to draw attention to what influential institution?

What does she say is wrong?
How is it doing damage?
What needs to change?

Use quotes to support your answers

Looking at Naomi Wolf’s “The Making of the Slut”—noting that she is one of the reigning contemporary writers on Feminist Theory—why is Dinah the slut? What happened, exactly, that results in her society seeing her this way? Is it a fair assessment of her behavior? If so, why? If not, why?

In order to understand an essay and the point Wolf is trying to make, locating the thesis statement—the sentence(s) that control the meat and potatoes of the author’s essay—is essential. If we don’t see and understand the thesis, it is difficult to get the author’s message. Using and exact quote(s) from Wolf, what do you think her thesis is? Why? HINT: after the thesis, writers develop their body paragraphs—their main example(s) that lead to the concluding paragraphs.

How does being considered a slut impact Dinah’s life?
Why do the narrator’s reflective memories of their youth seemed filled with regret?
What is the punishment for being categorized as a “slut”?
Who determines this?
Who is Wolf saying is mainly at fault?
While barely mentioned, what role do males play in Wolf’s examination?

I will attach both the readings for part 2

Remember that quotes help support our positions; they are the evidence used to defend our assertions. Our notes should be filled with quotes.