“Every Day,” by David Levithan, is a story about a young person named A who wakes up in a different body every day. A belongs to no specific sex, gender, race, or religion and adapts to the body and life he inhabits each day. When A wakes up in the body of a boy named Justin, A ends of falling in love with Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. No matter was body A wakes up in or what gender, sex, race, or class A belongs to, A is still in love with Rhiannon. A major theme that I noticed throughout the novel was the author's dismissal of social norms when writing about A. A inhabits a variety of different bodies but still only falls in love with individuals, not gender, sex, religion, or race. I believe that David Levithan wrote “Every Day” to reflect
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People of different sexes and genders are treated differently than others, even though as A believes,they only have inherent differences. In the article Homophobia and Sexism, author Suzzane Pharr speaks about lesbians and gays and how the differences they were born into forces them to face prejudices throughout all aspects of their lives. Pharr describes why gays and lesbians face prejudices by stating, “A lesbian is perceived as a threat to the nuclear family, to the male dominance and control, to the very heart of sexism. Gay men are perceived also as a threat to male dominance and control, and the homophobia expressed against them has the same roots in sexism as does homophobia against lesbians”(pg.422). Male dominance is shown throughout “Every Day” by Rhiannon's boyfriend, who is mentally abusive and controlling. Because of Justin’s controlling manner throughout the book, it is easy to see how Pharr’s statement is relatable and how males might want to control everything, including gender. Because gender and sex can not be controlled, hatred is formed. Those of different gender and sexes face prejudices and hardships, even though they can not control their …show more content…
In Every Day, A’s life has no order. In fact, one of the reasons that Rhiannon did not want to have a relationship with A was because she could not handle how A changed sexes every day, even though A was still the same individual on the inside. Lorber’s statement reflects the book and Levithan's message by showing that one of the main reasons people can not accept others who do not correspond to the sex they were born into is because there is no way for gender to be organized. Levithan gave A the ability to switch bodies everyday to show that gender is not a social construct that can be
People of different sexes and genders are treated differently than others, even though as A believes,they only have inherent differences. In the article Homophobia and Sexism, author Suzzane Pharr speaks about lesbians and gays and how the differences they were born into forces them to face prejudices throughout all aspects of their lives. Pharr describes why gays and lesbians face prejudices by stating, “A lesbian is perceived as a threat to the nuclear family, to the male dominance and control, to the very heart of sexism. Gay men are perceived also as a threat to male dominance and control, and the homophobia expressed against them has the same roots in sexism as does homophobia against lesbians”(pg.422). Male dominance is shown throughout “Every Day” by Rhiannon's boyfriend, who is mentally abusive and controlling. Because of Justin’s controlling manner throughout the book, it is easy to see how Pharr’s statement is relatable and how males might want to control everything, including gender. Because gender and sex can not be controlled, hatred is formed. Those of different gender and sexes face prejudices and hardships, even though they can not control their …show more content…
In Every Day, A’s life has no order. In fact, one of the reasons that Rhiannon did not want to have a relationship with A was because she could not handle how A changed sexes every day, even though A was still the same individual on the inside. Lorber’s statement reflects the book and Levithan's message by showing that one of the main reasons people can not accept others who do not correspond to the sex they were born into is because there is no way for gender to be organized. Levithan gave A the ability to switch bodies everyday to show that gender is not a social construct that can be