Genre
Non-fiction
Setting and Context
France, 1949
Narrator and Point of View
Third person
Tone and Mood
Critical/Philosophical/Ironic
Non-fiction
France, 1949
Third person
Critical/Philosophical/Ironic
The Question and Answer section for The Second Sex is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
You can check out the themes and key points below:
https://www.gradesaver.com/the-second-sex/study-guide/themes
Simone de Beauvoir begins her introduction by explaining that she chose to write a book about women because there is still a controversy over what it means to be a woman in the first place. Is “femininity” biological, or defined by behaviors, or...
The Second Sex is a feminist text.