Gay opens the text with Part 1, “Me,” and she closes with Part 5, “Back to Me.” What does she convey about herself in these sections, and why are they important to the text overall?

In Part 2, Gay discusses pop culture artifacts and current events that illustrate the impact of patriarchy. Identify three points she makes about patriarchy, and explain how the essays support her points.

Gay suggests that there are ways that patriarchy specifically and systems of domination/oppression generally distort humanity. Identify at least two of those distortions and explain how Gay illustrates them in her discussions.