Motherhood/Childbirth Feminine Gospels

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  • Motherhood/ Childbirth
    • The Long Queen
      • "but all who were there to swear that the pain was worth it"
    • Beautiful
      • "She was born from an egg, a daughter of the gods, divinely fair"
        • represents fertility and birth is often referred to as the "most beautiful thing"
    • The Diet
      • "She was Anorexia's true daughter"
    • Anon
      • "maybe a nurse, a nanny, maybe a nun"
        • Stereotypical feminine jobs highlights how gender roles are still prevalent in society
    • Work
      • "To feed one, she worked from home"
        • represents the Lower Class woman and how women work hard for their children
    • History
      • "his mother gasping for breath, as though his death was a difficult birth"
        • Circle of Life (juxtaposition) and "mother" references Jesus' mother who was passive throughout the bible highlighting how women have no place in History
    • Sub
      • "Motherhood kept me busy at home till my girl started school"
    • The Virgin's Memo
      • "maybe not leprosy or lice, the menopause or mice"
    • The Light Gatherer
      • "your cupped palms, each held a candlesworth under the skin, enough light to begin"
        • symbolises "a new life" and can also represent purity and innocence that the baby possesses
    • The Cord
      • "They cut the cord she was born with and buried it under a tree"
    • A Dreaming Week
      • "I'm dreaming in the crook of midnight's arm"
    • Loud
      • "Parents with mutilated children have been turned away from the empty hospital"
        • Duffy uses motherhood here to highlight the selfishness of society
  • Loud
    • "Parents with mutilated children have been turned away from the empty hospital"
      • Duffy uses motherhood here to highlight the selfishness of society

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