A Real Simple and Daring: Beauty and Sorrow

Author: Su Li
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Reasons to read this book: She believed that the essence of men is material, stability, and decisiveness, while the essence of women is "inflexibility in reality, close connection with nature, intuition, and chaos." She advocated the idea that "a balance needs to be established between men and women" and dedicated herself to bringing this kind of "balance" into families, communities, society, and "back to ourselves." She often said, "We are on a dual journey": the "inner journey" is to overcome the inner self, and the "outer journey" is to overcome the "patterns that bind us." Target readers for this book: Scholars or enthusiasts of American cultural history, scholars or enthusiasts of "Hollywood Legends," advocates or opponents of the feminist movement or new feminism, scholars or enthusiasts of Western film history, professional women, and male and female students.