I don't want a conventional lifestyle. I don't believe in the institution of marriage, and i don't want kids. I want to own a small farm, a pack of dogs, and fill my house with books.
I've fallen in love with Beat Poetry, but the thing that has always bothered me is the role of women in literature in general. They're always seen as the muses of literature and never the creators of it.So imagine my delight and surprise, when i begin reading the brilliant responses of the woman in the beat culture?! A way for the women to talk back and allow for their voices to be heard as well.
I am always on the look out for strong female figures who achieve great success without the help of a man. I am not saying that all men suck, on the contrary, i'm quite fond of them. I am a feminist, not a moron. But in the society we live in, women are always subjected to a secondary status, a fact that is very well known. So i am always interested in the ways that women defy these stereotypes and live outside the societal conventions; where they refuse to get married, or have children, or even just refusing to remain placid.
It's sad, for lack of a better word, that the only way women can achieve true self accomplishment is to exile themselves from societal pressures. Many of these women did die of despair, so i am in no way trying to romanticize their struggles and hardships that they faced, but i can't help and feel amaze by these beat poets who abandoned everything, and were able to truly feel like they owned themselves.
okay, im done. -lily
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