Tyranny of slenderness and the Fear of becoming fat

ENGL 283: Tyranny of slenderness and the Fear of becoming fat

Use observations about the “tyranny of slenderness” and the “fear of becoming fat” to offer analysis of the plight of Josie, the character in Shute’s novel “Life Size.” In the conclusion, broaden your discussion to consider the feminist (or anti-feminist) politics of women’s obsession with being overweight in our contemporary “culture of appearances”