1) “In the process of this transition, the girl must reject herown mother in favor of the father, whose child she longs to bear.” (622)
What were your first reactions to this quote, which is basically the Electra Complex, does anyone agree with theory?
2.) Do you agree with Suleiman when she says, “women are prepared psychologically for mothering through the developmental situation in which they grow up...” (623), and is it even fair to say this when there are abusive or absent mothers?
3.) Why do you feel the mother-daughter v.s. Mother-son relationship are so different from one another, does this difference shine some light on the Electra and oedipal Complex?
4.) On page 623, "The ideal mother has no interests of her own...she really feels this identity of interest." How would people feel today about this statement? Is it still true or expected of women to change or eliminate their interests when they have a child?
5.) It is said in the passage that if men were to act more motherly, than the conjunction of motherhood and writing would become a completely different subject. Do you think this is true? How would it change?
6.) Suleiman says that throughout history, if men were to love their child, or speak about the love of their child, it is simply an added bonus to being a man, however with women, it is "too emotional" to speak of their child in that way. What do you think about this statement? Is it fair? Is it justified?
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