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Simone de Beauvoir Student Edition The Second Sex Prepared by: Stephen Tate and Jessica Simoes

Existentialism Existentialism is defined by the slogan ____________________. This means: 1. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________. 2. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________. 3. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________. 4. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________.

The Other Explained _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

The Second Sex Chapter X Man asserts his freedom and transcendence through woman. Motherlant: ___________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Lawrence: ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

The Second Sex Chapter X Claudel: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Breton: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Stendhal: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

Can you provide a brief summary of each of the authors?

Discussion Question Do you notice something paradoxical about the authors’ views of women?

Myth and Reality Chapter XI In this chapter, _____________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

The Eternal Feminine Definition: __________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

The Eternal Feminine Do you have any objections?

Myth v. Recognition of Significance What is the difference Myth v. Recognition of Significance What is the difference? What are some examples?

Mystère Féminin Advantages of the Myth of Feminine Mystery: __________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mystère Féminin Question: Does de Beauvoir’s thought lend itself to Nietzschean perspectivism?

The Economic Substructure Our reality is only proven through our actions, not our immanence. “Essence does not precede existence.” Sentiment alone is nothing. Problem: Men are better situated to prove the reality of their sentiments because of their social and economic autonomy. Examples: _________ ____________________________________________________________________________

Utility of Myth (for men) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Discussion Questions Can you identify the myth of feminine mystery in modern society, if at all? How does the idea that the myth of “the Other” arose from the upper-class relate to Mary Wollstonecraft.