Death to Feminists in Ode to the Death of a Favorite Cat :: Feminism Feminist Women Criticism

Death to Feminists in Ode to the Death of a Favorite Cat   For any scholar, the feminist method of criticizing literature is something that can no longer be pushed under the carpet and ignored. But before this modern idea overruns literary lodge and causes many great pains, one should read a simple, yet subtle, poem by English poet Thomas Gray. In Ode to the Death of a Favorite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes, Gray gives a solemn warning to those who would use Feminism too freely and without checks to guards its attempts to overrun literary criticisms.   Feminist critique is a relatively new method. It has its origins in the 1950s and 60s but did not really take shape until the feminist movements of the 70s and 80s. Only in the 90s has it become standard in textbooks. This happiness of feminine thought has come to a head, and many authors seek to use this technique to criticize society. Authors such as Eleanor Wilner, for example, have used their feminist vers e to slander the male-dominated society in which humans currently reside.   Before this method runs amuck, however, one should consider the fate of one who aims for the triumph of feminist thought, or bills as Thomas Gray phrases it, too hastily. Thomas Gray exemplifies this in Ode to the Death of a Favorite Cat by using the cat as a symbol for the females who seek to use the method for their own ends, such as Eleanor Wilner. In line 23, Gray notes, What female heart can specie despise? This 250-year-old question serves as an ominous warning for those who see it.   Using the feminist method again and again can also lead to trouble. With time, mint may become so fed up with the idea that everything views women as inferiors that it may become an idea on its own. Without a following, the idea will send away to be practiced. The following Gray points out are Dolphin, Nereid, Tom, and Susan, but none came to save their drowning comrade for A favrite has no friend (Line 34-36 )