Marlatt and Atwood: Women in Society Essay by Master Researcher

This paper reviews how Marlatt focuses on the idea that there has been a backlash against feminism because society has become complacent about the place of women in the world. Prior to the women rights movement there was a general belief that the workings of the world evolved around what men believed, what men wanted, and how men felt. The paper further discusses how women have historically only supported these needs of men, becoming secondary citizens in the scheme of all social orders. Yet, in the 60's women began to demand that society view them as individuals that were capable of all of the same things as men, with dreams and aspirations that had to finally be addressed as women entered the workforce by the millions.