This is not completely directed towards a specific story,, but rather focusing on the authors. More importantly, this post is focusing on gender. One thing to think about is whether gender plays a difference in a story or how a story is written?
I will offer my opinion here by saying that yes gender does offer a slight difference how a story is written, but I do not think that is the only thing that stands out. I would like to argue that each gender has their own writing style, but I do not know that that influences how the story is told. I would like to think that a person might right really well on a specific topic than someone else might based on experience that they have encountered. There are things that men can do better than women, but there are also things that women can do better than men. That does not say that the opposite gender cannot write on that topic, but it might be told or written differently than it might have originally been written by someone that has experienced the topic/focus of the story.
Does gender play a large role in writing?
Yes I will agree that women might provide more details than men because a male might just want to get directly to the point instead of dragging out the point. That being said, that might also depend on what the person is writing. I feel like the writing depends on the individual rather than the gender of the individual. We will always have great writers on both sides, but I would like to know one thing...What is a major difference in male and female writing in your opinion?
As I read your post, I was thinking about the two poems we read in ENGL 112 - "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" The second one was written by a man. Now if one were to read those together, as I teach them because they do partner well, one would expect the response to be written by a woman, of course. However, upon discovering that a male writer was responding to the lurings of the shepherd, throwing back at him his tempting flowers, woolen clothes, and romantic gestures, there is a different spin on the overall implications. Makes for some interesting class discussions!
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