Simone De Beauvoir vs. Marion Young Simone De Beauvoir and Iris Marion Young have very different views when it comes to the body. Beauvoir discusses her points in A Very Easy Death and The Second Sex. Marion Young states her points in Throwing Like a Girl. Each of these writings has various points on the body. The writings by Marion Young seem to be more about the body and accepted in modern times compared to Beauvoir’s writings which are not only about the body but about women as well. The first main argument that Beauvoir discusses is found in A Very Easy Death. Beauvoir writes “But new forms of wretchedness were to come” (Beauvoir 60). She is discussing the rapid changes her mother’s body is going through as she gets closer to death.…show more content… This is very key in her discussions about the body because she spends a significant amount of time discussing women. These writings are found in A Second Sex. She writes “Certainty woman like man is a human being; but such an assertion is abstract; the fact is that every concrete human being is always uniquely situated” (Beauvoir 1). She is correct in saying that men and women are both human beings. However, this quote is also discussing the body. In order for a human being to be considered a human being it must have a body. Bodies are how a human being survives and is…show more content… She states “Women generally are not as open with their bodies as are men in their gate and stride” (Young 32). She is stating that a man usually takes up more space compared to a woman. This is defiantly true in today’s modern society. When men walk they usually walk with their legs further apart. Because of this, a man’s feet will also be naturally further apart when they walk. On the other hand, a woman is taught from a young age how to walk “lady like”. Walking “lady like” basically means that a woman will naturally walk with their legs and feet closer together. This is just one example of how men and women use their bodies
