RESPONSE # 4

Society’s Problem

In the two pieces I read, they were about date rape. In the first one the author Camille Paglia of “Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminists Know” conveyed a very angry tone. From the introduction to the word to the conclusion, one example would be college being a war zone. Like men being at their hormonal peak, unstable, and compulsive. Also when men on vacations they can have a certain side of solitude adventuring. This isn’t too smart for women, since they’re already at risk by being naturally weaker than a man.

In the second piece the author Susan Jacoby who wrote “ Common Decency,” explained how how it’s a rising problem for teens as young as 15. She approaches the topic in a firm but causal way by saying it always leads to the victim being in the wrong place. Siding with Camille that men tend to utilize their dominance in persuasion or pure strength to commit violent crimes such as this.

Susan Jacoby isn’t angry in her writing, but more of a cautionary tale to young woman. Trying to change this trend she talks about how woman give off mixed signals. Such as being interested in a boy but mistakenly finds herself alone after brutal gang rape that happens way to often at college parties or fraternity mixers. Just because of one small mistake either it be going upstairs alone or drinking past their limit.

Camille differs by saying not so much female in some cases but total male blame for violent acts like this. Since women are more vulnerable especially in small rural settings or wives in passive aggressive relationships.  Also breaking down the male psyche several times relation how aggression and eroticism co-a line. Also how over time things have been made available to help women such as movies and self help groups

All and all these two authors have two very different points of views on this subject. Of course both think rape is past horrible, but each has two different way of educating the reader and conveying the message of this is a problem that society as a whole needs to end.