Social extremes cause either or situations, forcing someone to do one thing or the other with no in between. Social extremes occur in all situations, but sometimes the outcome of our choice results in violence. When people are placed in isolation, extreme situations lead to violence, whereas, situations that occur in the general public do not usually lead to violence. In Leslie Bell’s essay “Selections from Hard to Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom,” she talks about young women finding their freedom before having to settle down. When these women find themselves in isolation their experiences end in a sadistic manner. In “The Naked Citadel,” by Susan Faludi, she talks about the Citadel’s control over the young
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When people are placed in a comfortable environment surrounded by friends, they feel obligated to go with the group to avoid conflict. Bell talks about a young woman named Jayanthi who was raped by a group of men after one brought her back to their apartment. Bell writes, “After this experience, Jayanthi’s strategy shifted from being a bad girl who was ‘up for anything’ to being a bad girl who was in control,” (Bell 36). Bell says that Jayanthi now wants control this shows how the men took away Jayanthi’s sense of security. She went from being ‘up for anything’ to wanting control because these men made her feel powerless by not giving her the option of whether or not to have sex with them. They each went in viewing her as an object rather than a person. This is shown when Bell writes “Jayanthi’s strategy shifted.” Jayanthi had to shift her strategy of doing anything to having control because the men took away her security by making the choice themselves of using her as a sexual object and forcing her into sex rather than waiting for her consent. By taking away her ‘up for anything’ attitude it shows that these men are naturally violent. Bell writes, “He stepped out for a minute and then his friend came in,” (Bell 35). Jayanthi is explaining in her story to Bell how the first man only stepped out for a minute before the next man came in implying that they did not have to discuss
When people are placed in a comfortable environment surrounded by friends, they feel obligated to go with the group to avoid conflict. Bell talks about a young woman named Jayanthi who was raped by a group of men after one brought her back to their apartment. Bell writes, “After this experience, Jayanthi’s strategy shifted from being a bad girl who was ‘up for anything’ to being a bad girl who was in control,” (Bell 36). Bell says that Jayanthi now wants control this shows how the men took away Jayanthi’s sense of security. She went from being ‘up for anything’ to wanting control because these men made her feel powerless by not giving her the option of whether or not to have sex with them. They each went in viewing her as an object rather than a person. This is shown when Bell writes “Jayanthi’s strategy shifted.” Jayanthi had to shift her strategy of doing anything to having control because the men took away her security by making the choice themselves of using her as a sexual object and forcing her into sex rather than waiting for her consent. By taking away her ‘up for anything’ attitude it shows that these men are naturally violent. Bell writes, “He stepped out for a minute and then his friend came in,” (Bell 35). Jayanthi is explaining in her story to Bell how the first man only stepped out for a minute before the next man came in implying that they did not have to discuss