Monday, November 10, 2008
I totally love Lysistrata's idea to use "Peace's" body as a map. It totally gave meaning to her movement. Basically she wanted the men to treat the land and people from all over the land just as they treat the different parts of their wives' bodies. Just as the men treat their wives well, she wanted them to see that they should treat their lands and fellow people well. Reachign peace, is like putting the whole body together as one. Different parts of the body arent any good by themselves, just as ununified people are not as good those that are unified.
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Lysistrata definitely understood the men's motives when she had Peace help her make peace. The men were so enthralled, and she clearly helped them remember why they wanted to stop fighting in the first place.
i completely agree. the exchange shows the value of land in relation to the value of women. the dilemna is the value of the actual body parts of women like sexual satifisfaction and the other is like just the relationship between men and women. it's quite interesting. i really like what you say about reaching peace is putting the whole body together as one. very interesting. good insight maria.
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