Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues is a play that focuses on a subject left untouched by most performers: vaginas. Including a diverse array of backgrounds, Ensler has interviewed hundreds of women to explore what their vaginas mean to them; she aims to discover the stories behind having a vagina, which often leads down a road of very serious discussions, including self-acceptance, body image, and sexual trauma. While being able to adapt something that may come across as entirely humorous into
The Vagina Monologues is a compilation of monologues written by Eve Ensler in which all the monologues deal with the vagina. It includes everything women around the world deal with whether it is humorous, tragic or disturbing. Including sex, rape, menstruation, masturbation, orgasm, even the comfort level women have with their own body. Some have stated that The Vagina Monologues has been celebrated as the bible for a new generation of women. I would have to agree with such a statement. Yes, in part
The Power of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues When Obie award-winning author and playwright, Eve Ensler, began collecting testimonials from women across the country regarding their experiences with sexuality, she had no idea what would eventually occur as a result of her innovative ideas. Ensler gathered 200 monologues from women, and wove them into a play that represents the strength and vitality of female sexuality. The Vagina Monologues were first performed in the basement of New York
The Vagina Monologues is a wonderful performance by local students in a community that informs the attending audience about real life stories from women; these students take on the personality and emotions of these women from their stories. This performance is part of a big movement known globally as the activist movement to end violence against women and girls; it is also a way to empower women. The Vagina Monologues are also performed to inform other women that they are not alone in any feelings
Acting has never been a lone effort in my experience and I have always worked in a team in order to finish a production. I was in a production of The Vagina Monologues one semester at Brooklyn College. I had my own idea of how the more poetic character in “My Vagina Was My Village” should have behaved. However, as an actor is important to remember to respectful of the other talent and experience in the room. The director, my colleagues, and even the writers
bodies and their vaginas in The Vagina Monologues. Thus, it’s easy to say that a priest from A Temple of the Holy Ghost during that time would be the most outspoken critic against The Vagina Monologues. Eve Ensler represents an abundance of love and positivity towards a vagina. The idea of accepting a part of the body that has been ignored for years is her primary goal. She explains, “There’s so much darkness and secrecy surrounding them - like the Bermuda Triangle” (4). While vaginas have always been
Amanda Márquez Extra Credit Write Up I recently attended the Vagina Monologues, also known as the Blank Monologues at the University of Washington. Various self-identified women spoke about different experiences that invoked various reactions of feelings, thoughts, and actions, however, unapologetic for all of these instances that were the results of bigotry, addiction, depression, or violence. One women spoke about her mother who was her first heartbreak and her morning process from no longer having
a cunt” or “You fucking cunt” for those with more gusto for its use, reveals the misogyny that the word possesses. After all, “cunt” is another, albeit derogatory, word for vagina and (most) females have a vagina; and the vagina is the central powerful symbol for femininity. What does it mean then to essentially be a “vagina” (read cunt)? Furthermore, as a woman, what does it mean to have such a pejorative word aimed towards you with the intent to offend, harm, and essentially oppress one’s
“Letter to Americans” by E. P. Thompson Dated back in 1986, “Letter to Americans” is as if it’s written in the last three-four years. In it E. P. Thompson explains why he is anti-American in his beliefs. First off, he starts with that he is in two minds about this state of his. Even his friends doubt he is anti-American, thinking he is joking. We also read how the author traces American ancestry on his mother’s side- he goes back to his great-great-grandfather who lived in Lincoln times. Most of
The Effect of the Media on The Female Body In today's society it seems that a woman's body is the main focal point in the media. We see the female body being portrayed as one of a model with unattainable measurements such as 36-24-36. All of this can be attributed to how our TV shows, movies, music videos, magazines, etc. portray the perfect female body. America and its' media need to begin portraying women with all types of figures. This would help greatly to widen our thoughts and definition
chromosomes to start the fertilization process. The worst thing that could happen is when the egg has problems fertilizing resulting in no fetus being formed. Next is the vagina, which is a tube that connects the uterus to the vulva (Dictionary, 2014). It is a long tube with ridges on the inside and a lining called the hymen. The vagina is the passage way for the baby during pregnancy and also blood during the menstrual cycle. Catching Chlamydia by having unprotected sex and genital warts by not being
In the poem “To His Coy Mistress”, the speaker is trying to seduce his wife. In the assumption the mistress is his wife; she is being bashful towards losing her virginity. The speaker, which is the mistress’s husband, develops a carefully constructed argument where the speaker seeks to persuade his lady to surrender her virginity to him. In the poem “To His Coy Mistress”, the speaker says, “Had we but world enough, and time…I would love you ten years before the Flood, and you should if you please
Those who commit the offense of having sex without love are solitary creatures - like lone runners, skaters, dancers - whose pleasure comes from a partner who is simply a “factor” (21), and share only in their own euphoria. Through use of simile, metaphor, and literal and figurative language, Sharon Olds reveals her disgust of those who make love without love, and also a somewhat aesthetic awe at the majesty of the act. Sharon Olds was born in San Francisco and grew up in Berkeley, CA. She was
In the novel The Color Purple Alice Walker uses men to push Celie to the attraction and affection of women. Celie’s abused by the two men in her life that should protect her, her stepfather and husband. The women in Celie’s life provided her with a sense of life and motivation to continue with household duties such as taking care of her stepchildren. Sexual and physical abuse that Celie encountered pushed her to the attraction and affection of Shug Avery. “You gonna do what your mammy wouldn’t
This love relationship between Ammu and Velutha seems to be the only authentic love story in the whole novel. “He saw too that he was not the only giver of gifts. That she had gifts to give him too.” (pg. 176-177). This shows that they actually have real feelings for each other and just want each other for themselves and nothing more. The fact that both are from different caste systems, they don’t let this come in the way of their feelings. Ammu and Velutha only cares that they find happiness in
Too Young Many people don 't realize how important sex Ed actually is. Sex Ed should be introduced at an age that teens understand what is being told to them, but where they would also listening take it into consideration. In a story I read called “Sex Ed” by Anna Quindlen I read how she was surrounded by six sixteen year old girls at a table who knew a lot about human sexuality, but she was very surprised because despite their knowledge about sex they were all pregnant. While I was reading
When females mature to puberty they embark on a process called menstruation, this does not conclude till one reaches menopause. After a woman becomes homeless, it does not cease the anxiety for being able to eat, drink, bathe, and clean clothes, but the apprehension for how to care for themselves when menstruating. Unfortunately, not everyone appears to realize this they hand out food or perhaps even a dollar here and there but never consider giving pads or tampons. Ignoring the problem of homeless
Vaginoplasty is plastic surgery for the vagina. More commonly known as vaginal rejuvenation, it is often done to help strengthen vaginal muscles that significantly weaken after childbirth. These procedures often involve removing of vaginal tissue or grafting tissue from other parts of the body. Why Get Vaginoplasty? Vaginoplasty originally started as a means for female with vaginal deformations, injuries or serious stretching due to childbirth to correct those issues. But today, more and more women
Orgasm Inc. describe the process pharmaceutical companies took to coin the concept of female sexual dysfunction and create a drug for it. Initially the concept of FSD was taken seriously by many people in the medical industry as well as women who had a difficult time reaching orgasm. The definition of “normal” orgasms for many of the women in the documentary, however, were considered to be orgasming during sexual intercourse. Women were comparing the sex scenes in movies and how those women always
Kervin Brown Dr. Page English 2543 November 27, 2015 To His Coy Mistress To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell Is a poem narrated by a male romantic to his lover as an attempt to persuade her to get into bed with him. The man continues to try and persuade her, even going as far as to say that her being shy and hesitant would be acceptable if the two had “world enough, and time.” Furthermore, he thinks they should take advantage of their sensual embodiment while it lasts. While proclaiming to his