Tannen's Wonder Woman As A Role Model For Women

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In this quote, Tannen shows that men are given only one choice of title which cannot lead to any assumptions about him, while the women who can choose from these are at risk of being judged just by how they prefer to be addressed. Here Tannen says that women do not have the freedom to be unmarked, which connects with most readers, because we all pride ourselves on liberty and equality in the United States. Here, St. John aims to show that wonder woman was idolized by women, who wanted someone to be the face of self-confidence and power for them. By quoting Hanley, she wants to express to her readers that Wonder Woman was a role model for women who rejected the quainter ideals of womanhood.

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