Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Women have historically acted as mirrors that magnify men's importance.
- In plain terms
- Women have been used to make men feel twice as important as they really are.
- What can you take from it?
- Women were used to validate and magnify men's egos.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we reflect others back?
- Who benefits from this dynamic?
Another view
Not all women accepted this role willingly.
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