Looking At Women By Scott Russell Sanders And Saudis In Bikinis Summary

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In society there are people have different views on other people, objects, and ideas. When people have other views on other people that could do with other genders, generally views are different depending on the person. An example of this is men having different views on women. Two pieces that portray different views of women, are Looking at Women written by Scott Russell Sanders and Saudis in Bikinis written by Nicholas D. Kristof. Their views are based off of their credibility and the types of women that are portrayed, as both stories share the same thesis on women and how they are viewed. In the narrative Looking at Women by Scott Russell Sanders writes to a more free-from style of audience, this piece being included in The Georgia Review. …show more content…
Kristof enters Saudi Arabia thinking all women are repressed, when in fact it is a part of their culture, and in the editorial still states he thinks that the Saudi women are repressed. Not only does Kristof just interview the Saudi women, he only gives his view on women about them. What might be thought of from an audience perspective is if he only gives his views on the Saudi women, is that his views on all women? Returning back to Looking at Women by Scott Russell Sanders, Sanders gives his point of view on women by viewing different types of women. Looking at more than one type helps Sanders gain his credibility as an author. Not only looking at different types of women, but also connecting to different types of people helps Sanders gain credibility.
Overall, Looking at Women written by Scott Russell Sanders ties the knot on views on women. There are different types of men and women. Sanders portrays his life experiences of looking at women to connect to other audiences besides the Georgia Review, thus helping Sanders to gain credibility throughout his piece. Sanders uses fluency, imagery, and connective writing to be open minded. Not only Sanders open up his views on women, but shows his views on people and the wholeness of

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