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Duffy- Feminist Propaganda?
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It has been said that 'The World's Wife' is simply feminist propaganda. Discuss weather you agree with this view or not. You should refer to 2-3 poems or range through the collection. Propaganda is a message purposefully written to influence opinions, causing the viewer to agree with the message writer's point of view. These are often written in a misleading manner with equivocations. However in 'The World's Wife' many of the poems see women in a negative point of view and many of the women described in the poems are described as happy at the thought of children and child-birth. There is a lack of continuity in the themes of the poems, some are about lesbianism, some are about not conforming to society, but others are about accepting family life and other themes of conformity. There are a few decisively feminist poems, for example 'Queen Herod'. This poem is a different view of...
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