Women and Economics · Character

Pain

An abstract concept personified briefly in the narrative.

minor

Pain shows up with force in Proem. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Personified as an entity that man claims to know and overcome after gaining wisdom.

Pain first appears in 0002 women and economics.

In Proem: Personified as an entity that man claims to know and overcome after gaining wisdom.

Later, in III: Referenced as something women endure in the context of excessive devotion and abuse within marriage.

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Pain appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Proem
Personified as an entity that man claims to know and overcome after gaining wisdom.
III
Referenced as something women endure in the context of excessive devotion and abuse within marriage.
IV
Mentioned in the context of the biological effects of the sexuo-economic relation, though not as a personified character.
VI
Mentioned in the context of the medieval tournament's brutality, contrasted with modern economic competition.
VII
Personified as a force that women have borne for the sake of human progress, now no longer necessary.
XI
Referenced metaphorically in the context of human suffering from poor nutrition and adulteration.
XII
Referenced as a character in the context of the home's influence, though not directly quoted.
XV
Referenced in the context of savage virtues requiring endurance of pain and arduous exertion as an economic necessity for the hunter.

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