Thursday, February 17, 2011

Unique :The Vagina Monologues

The author wrote this book in the form of drama. Drama defined is a prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action. The stories in her book can be looked at as scenes in a movie waiting to be seen. The author refers to the stories as vaginas, meaning different types of women. When I say different it can range from a woman’s traits, feelings, race, experiences etc. The author focuses on women being heard. There is always a story that lies behind every women wanting and yearning to be heard. And the author does exactly that. She wants a vagina to be seen as more than what it is. When people think of the word vagina they only think of it in one form, as a body part. To the  author that is not enough because it is not just that . She wants women to be seen as meaning more than just one purpose. She wants people to know women’s bodies are sacred. She wrote this book hoping that self-knowledge, and freedom is gained. She hears a lot of stories about violence toward women and feels empowered to be part of the movement to stop it.