Throughout Haggard 's novel of She: A History of Adventure, the reader comes to know the story through Holly 's eyes. The development of the strange relationship between Holly and Ayesha takes hold of the narrative and gives the reader a glimpse into the world of She. With her power, Ayesha manages to control an …show more content…
In this civilization gender roles are switched and the women are the ones who have control over the men in society. This sort of behavior is what connects the woman 's power to civilizations savageness. In an article on the “new woman,” the author writes, “for the patriarchal male, whose power is under threat, all feminists must seem radical – heretics against the natural male order. Ayesha represents a threat to the natural order of society because she is an image of the “new woman.” In an essay on the new woman, the author writes, “for the patriarchal male, whose power is under threat, all feminists must seem radical – heretics against the natural male order.” (Bell) Ayesha was revolutionary in nature. Haggard 's novel does present her as powerful and beautiful but it leads the reader to realize that she is