Since her facet as a writer is key to the understanding of our main concern, it will be taken into account in every moment. In this passage she refers to the choice every female artist has to make, “Like being told that if I had babies I'd never be an artist, (.) like being asked by some dough-faced boy if I planned to be a secretary. From a very young age Isadora's notion of motherhood is linked to her career as a poet.
She considers herself a feminist and a free woman, she looks up to female writers such as Sylvia Plath or Doris Lessing. As Erica Jong herself wrote in the afterword of her novel – in occasion of the 30th anniversary of its publication- the late 1960's were living a social and sexual revolution. Fear of Flying's protagonist, Isadora Wing, breaks this fixed norm by rejecting motherhood. Wildly funny and searingly honest, it is a story for everyone who has ever been shaken and changed by love.This short essay will be devoted to discuss women's social imposition of motherhood in the 1960's.
With her best years as an actress behind her, she's discovering that beginnings are easy, but endings can be hard.Ĭould her fountain of youth fantasies be fulfilled on ? A site inspired by the writings of her best friend, Isadora Wing, it promises "no strings attached" encounters-and Vanessa is so restless that she's willing to try anything.įear of Dying is a daring and delightful look at what it really takes to be human and female in the 21st century. Full of the sly humor, deep wisdom and poignancy we know from her poetry, fiction and essays, she delivers the novel women everywhere have been waiting for.Īs the afternoon of life looms over Vanessa Wonderman, she watches her parents age, attends doctor appointments with her pregnant daughter, and sits by the hospital bed of her husband, Asher, fifteen years her senior.
Now she does it again by giving us powerful, new perspective on the next phase of women's lives. Her world-wide bestseller, FEAR OF FLYING opened the doors for writers from Jennifer Weiner to Lena Dunham. Four decades ago, Erica Jong revolutionized the way we look at love, marriage and sex.
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