I either want to write about objectification in “Cat Person”, or the expression of gender / gendered experiences in “Fun Home”

Objectification is a widely experienced phenomena spanning back as far as time may go, while particularly highlighted in modern culture, as the expansion of technology has made access to other’s & their bodies infinitely easier. Released in 2017, Kristen Roupenian’s short story “Cat Person” tells a tale of a “couple” meeting & falling apart, by the result of mutual objectification leaving desires unfulfilled & unsatisfied by both parties, but expressing the danger that comes from doing so as a woman. Capturing the the means in which a modern climate increases pre-existing notions of the hefty objectification that exists towards women, & the sense of entitlement men can never seem to shake in the process.

I want to add more between, since I also want it to include self-objectification, but that’s what I have for that one as of now.

Gender, as it is socially constructed, is an ever-changing & expanding form of expression for individuals. While socialization has a great impact on engendering, the family is one’s first exposure to all elements of life, & thus has a primary influence. Alison Bechdel presents an interesting case of engendering in her tragicomic “Fun Home”, which portrays her young life coming to terms with her identity as a butch lesbian despite feminizing efforts by her father, revealed to be a guise of projection from his closeted self.

I’m less sure about this one & how to alter it, but still I am curious about your thoughts on both, so I thought I should include both. Either way, I think there should be a focus on a call to activism, in the case of “Fun Home” & sexuality & gender expression, & in “Cat Person” against misogyny & the patriarchal values society upholds