Billie J. Cullison

Mrs. Wilhelmus

AP English Language

9 August 2013

Where I Fall

     Personally, I felt the strongest connect to Plato's view of women. He understood that something's container does not give proper basis by which to judge it. It brings to mind the popular saying “Do not judge a book by its cover.” He saw how society had put forth limitations for women. Things such as how a woman must stay in the home and take care of the children. He understood that if those limitations were taken away, a woman could do the same job as a man. He did not let physical differences judge the intelligence of what are basically the same creations, woman and man.

     Aristotle, on the other hand, grinds my gears. He believed that women were incomplete men, taking ideas from the biblical story of woman being created from the rib of Adam. This idea to me is preposterous. Even more infuriating is the idea that women are passive. Whether it be in society or in procreation, women are far from passive creatures. We can hunt, fight, steal, and care for ourselves as well as the next creature.

     Finally, I would like to think I am in the middle of the rabbit's hair. I try to put myself out there, think outside of the box, and ponder new ideas no matter how far out they are. Though, I have a tendency to become overwhelmed with or cynical of these new ideas. This sends me towards the rabbit and away from new philosophical ideas. I attempt to push into new territory when I can, but my history and person philosophy make me a bit skeptical of certain new ideas. Someday, I would like to move to the tip of the rabbit's fur and feel comfortable with the most far out idea, but that seems like a far away place at the moment.