Vagina_Monologues

Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues The docudrama The Vagina Monologues paints a vivid picture of the female circumstance and how woman have been oppressed to the point that they themselves have accepted the status’ attributed to them. The play’s theme is women’s struggles and victories within their culture. The monologues shed light on what is a taboo subject in our society; women in their entirety. This does not refer to just sexuality, but to every aspect of them as individuals. The monologue entitled “ Hair” introduces a character that struggles with the idea of changing herself to make someone else happy. This character was experimenting with the social roles set up for women, the ideology that women must please their man even if it means changing herself. This monologue depicts a woman following social norms until she realizes that they are wrong. She is more of an independent thinker than some of the others. She gives into norms, but realizes the truth that she should not change to please others. The monologue entitled “The Flood” introduces an elderly women and her experience with her sexuality. This character seemed childlike and full of defenses; you can feel the layers of years in which she has women, monologue, character, vagina, monologues, read, production, woman, way, show, play, perfect, others, herself, few, entitled, else, culture, change, because, about, years, until, things, themselves, subject, struggles, stage, speaks, someone, social, should, shed, share, sexuality