Comparo
by Doug Hawley
We are
taking a little time in our gender study class to
examine the difference between two million-seller
novels. His story is “Code Name
Charles” and her story is “The Devilish
Duke”. To begin, let’s
compare extracts from these typical gender
specific books side by side from each book.
Page 1
His-story:
He saw her while they were shopping for automatic
weapons and swords. Charlotte was a
vision wearing a see-through blouse that one
would want to see through. She openly
appraised Charles’ 6 foot tall muscled body. Charles
correctly gauged her hunger. After a
quick introduction they spent five minutes in his
Jaguar having her three orgasms and his two.
Her-story:
She viewed his chiseled chin, piecing brown eyes
and muscular body with disdain. All of
her friends had warned her about his womanizing
ways, and she was not about to be one of his many
conquests.
Duke Charles asked “How are the crops on
your estate?”
Lady Charlotte responded heatedly “You will
never see a share of it through marriage”
and then blushed at the unintended revelation of
her inner most thoughts.
Duke Charles laughed at her foolish response and
said “I believe that Milady is having a
prosperous season.”
Page 33
His-story:
Charles tells Charlotte’s prettier, more
voluptuous sister Sentra “Now is the time to
grab the Boldvian coding machine and steal
through the forest surrounding the terrorists’
estate”. Sentra had pretended
that she needed help with her stalled car and had
knocked the two villains out temporarily and let
Charles in.
Before they could find the Ferrari parked in a
secluded spot down the road,Sentra twisted an
ankle. While massaging her leg, his
hands crept upwards. Sentra’s low
moaning was the signal that Charles needed. Their
escape was delayed by eighteen minutes of
pleasure.
Her-story:
Lady Charlotte tried to appear superior to the
ladies at the ball gathered around Hermione, the
betrothed of Charles. She became
increasingly incensed as all of the women
continuously chattered with Hermione, telling her
how lucky she was to land such a catch. Charlotte
told herself that she was nothing like those
foolish women.
Did she imagine that she caught the Duke glancing
in her direction discretely?
Page 300 THE END
His-story:
After Charles’ celebration with former arch
enemy Miss Universe Pooh Denda, he went to his
club for Scotch and cigars with other secret
agents to debrief them on the successful
operation.
Her-story:
Charlotte sees the vulnerable side of
the Duke. He is in tears at his broken
engagement. They surprise themselves
by kissing passionately and declaring their
eternal love for each other.
Your assignment is to read both books before
the next class and give a critique of each.
The professor showed up at the assigned time for
the next class, but the room was empty. His
check with the registrar showed that all thirty
students had withdrawn. The
explanations were varied: “I
decided to take nuclear physics”, “The
two books caused me to become non-binary and lose
my interest in gender studies”, and “I
want to live in a cave”.
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