tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post6733613970547078940..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: I always feel ethically lowJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-83920928222831945832006-09-14T13:42:00.000-04:002006-09-14T13:42:00.000-04:00This post brings two things to mind: one is that g...This post brings two things to mind: one is that great Margaret Atwood line about how tired she is of brain surgeons who say "after I retire from medicine, I'm going to write." Her temptation is to respond, "When I retire from writing, I'm going to be a brain surgeon."<br /><br />But also, earlier today, I was actually teaching George Eliot's 1856 essay, "Silly Novels by Lady Novelists" in which she is extremely critical of popular women's novels, and my students often feel that she is being too hard on her fellow female writers. The essay allows us to discuss the whole ethics/feminism thing in an interesting way.<br /><br />-- Rachel HollanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com