The Feminism Theme in The Daughters of Eve - Book Report/Review Example

The teacher uses her twisted logic and ideas to get revenge on those men and advises the girls, the so called “daughters of eve”, to do the same on the men mistreating them in their lives (Duncan 46). The biblical Eve ate the forbidden fruit and was able to know the difference between right or wrong; in other words, her mind and eyes were opened. It can be argued that Duncan Lois insinuates that the mistreatment by men in her life were eye- and mind-opener for her. This is what she teaches and advices the girls, thus, the title “Daughters of Eve.

” I would wish to read other books of the same theme – feminism - as Daughters of Eve. This is because, as depicted in Duncan’s book, it helps one understand the struggles and challenges that young adults of different genders go through at any times, and especially it concerns the 1960s. However, I would expect that other authors not overly illustrate the feminism theme in a wrong way, like Duncan did. Daughters of Eve seem to teach girls that they should take revenge on men who mistreat them, rather than teaching girls of their rights.

Therefore, I want to read other books of the same theme as long as they should offer some teaching in the form of challenges faced by teenage girls: what is expected of them, what young girls want in life, the rights of young teenage girls and how they can defend those rights. I would recommend this is book to anyone who like suspense because it has suspense that gradually builds, and eventually ends when it offers an account of what became of the characters in the end. With regards to its theme, feminism, I recommend this book to young girls and mothers.

According to the author, Lois Duncan, the publishing of this book was around that time when teenage boys and girls did not know what their roles in society were, their rights, and what they wanted in life. As a result, people were acting in resentment and fear; everything was in chaos. Basically, gender inequality was the order of the day. This is a perfect book for people interested in the equality of both women and men since it shows the challenges that both genders face and how gender equality had not been established in the society, at least in the 1960s and 1970s, when the book was published.

Additionally, the book shows how easy it is for situations to spiral out of control if wrong philosophies and ideologies are followed. Daughters of Eve begin with the story of a somewhat normal girl who seems to be uninterested or dissatisfied by her life. It offers a chronology of her experiences, and that of a club she joins – Daughters of Eve. The club is made up of ten girls: Bambi, Ann, Tammy, Ruth, Fran, Laura, and other girls (Duncan 23). It tracks the lives of each of the girls, members of the Daughters of Eve club.

The girls, following an unorthodox philosophy from their advisor, realize how their duties as girls are unfair. They, therefore, decide to take action, especially against boys in their lives whom the think are mistreating them. During the first club meeting, Tammy, one of the girls who is a daughter to a science teacher, runs out of the meeting after having a vision. She later returns to the club after presumably quitting (Duncan 29). Another club member starts to stand up to her parents.