The tone of voice I feel in this text is quite casual yet intellectual at the same time, it uses phrases and words that are more complex yet in a way that can sometimes be read quite sarcastically. The author in my opinion is in the position where he knows this is the truth yet he doesn't agree with it and desperately tries to prove how it is the definite truth with all the examples his refers to throughout history, finishing with the line 'If you have any doubt that this is so..." ect.
5 Key Points the Text Makes
- A woman is simply treated as a sight for others
- There is a difference between nakedness and nudity and they represent different things
- Woman are conditioned to be this way and this can lead to being vein
- There isn't much changed from way back when and now in this sense, they are just shown in different media
- We like to see others naked as it reassures us that they are no different from us
Key Phrases I've Picked Out
- "Men act and women appear"
- "Nakedness reveals itself, nudity is placed on display"
- "Women are there to feed an appetite, not to have their own"
- "The essential way of seeing women has not changed"
- "It's coherence is no longer within itself but within the experience of the painter"
- "The 'ideal' spectator is always assumed to be male"
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