helen Flashcards
1
Q
episode 3
Helen
she was “exported, sold off abroad” as a “saleable asset”
“i was raped, not married”
A
- dehumanizing lang
- women = commodities -> traded and profited from
- no power to control own bodies
- women cant escape subjugation even within marriage = male dominance
- women expect to fulfill sexual need of husbands and worth is determined by bodies
- in patriarchal society survival is the best a woman can hope for
