Hal's Disbelief In Catherine Proof

Auburn uses Hal to demonstrate male dominance in the mathematics field by the way he critiques Catherine’s intelligence therefore displaying how women are overlooked in the mathematical field due to gender bias. Hal implies that the guys at his math department could decode the proof faster than Catherine even though she is the author. Auburn uses Hals disbelief in Catherine proof to display how she is overlooked that she is the author of the proof. He overlooks the fact that it is Catherine proof therefore she is the best person to decode but his disbelief that it is her proof causes him to assert his male dominance by suggesting how the guys in the math department can decode it. By suggesting how the math guys can decode it faster Hal critiques Catherine intelligence and challenges the fact that it is her proof. …show more content…
The audience can perceive that Hal was in disbelief it was Catherine proof but at the same time he was skeptical a female with little college education could discover a proof as immense as the one founded. Auburn uses certain dialogue in the play stated by Hal to bring the audience to the conclusion that Hal is critiquing Catherine’s intelligence and is in disbelief a girl with little education could have made that discovery. The dialogue that was displayed is comments such as Hal stating “It’s impossible, you have to be your dad basically, “you took some classes at Northwestern for a few months.” Auburn wants to critique the male dominance in the mathematical field by displaying Hals reaction to Catherine being the creator of the proof showing how women her overlooked in the mathematical