A Vindication of the Rights of Woman · Character
Being
Abstract philosophical term personified in argument.
minor
Also known as Being
First appearance: i
Being's tie to Mary Wollstonecraft is one of the pressures that moves A Vindication of the Rights of Woman—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Being first appears in 0003 i.
With Mary Wollstonecraft (psychological): Wollstonecraft frequently contrasts the ideal of a rational 'Being' with the degraded state of women, using it as a philosophical foil. With Eve (psychological): The ideal 'Being' is contrasted with Eve to show how women fall short of rational perfection due to social conditioning.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse influences and contrasts
- Protagonist
- Critiqued male authorities
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Mary Wollstonecraft
psychological · positive
Wollstonecraft frequently contrasts the ideal of a rational 'Being' with the degraded… How this plays out →
- Eve
psychological · negative
Relationship notes
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See Being in i