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The knife of never letting go about6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() How does masculinity get defined through Todd? How does femininity get defined through Viola? Explore similarities and differences between these gender definitions.How does not having any women around impact society in Prentisstown? What stresses does it create? Are there any it alleviates?.What does being a man mean when there aren't any other gender options to compare it to? How does masculinity get defined then?.What does it mean that a whole lot of stress has been put on becoming a man in a world where women are extinct? Why are women treated and respected differently from town to town? So many questions that, without further ado, we'd best get started. The thematic role of gender in the book isn't defined, per say, but there are so many ways that the issue presents itself that it's our job to do the detective work. Such as: should the guys or the girls be in charge? Also, why does the author choose for only the men to have the Noise germ, and not the women? And then there's Todd, who doesn't even see a girl until he's thirteen. Mainly this is presented by questioning gender roles. As if Noisy thoughts, animals talking, and settlers coming in from other planets wasn't enough, The Knife of Never Letting Go has some weird gender issues going on. ![]()
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