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This is an 11 page paper that provides an overview of female empowerment in "Dune". Arguments are made for and against the expression of female empowerment in the text. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Question of Female Empowerment in "Dune" , 12/2010
--properly! Frank Herberts "Dune" was considered one of the most revolutionary of all science fiction novels when it first appeared in
the 1960s. In fact, its appearance on the literary scene forecasted a major shift in the genre away from both the pulp origins of the 1920s, and the techno-centric histories
and anthologies of writers like Clarke and Asimov, towards a more literarily ambitious and socially conscious form of science fiction that at once alienated the core fans of the genre,
and pushed the borders of that genre wide open, drawing in an entirely new generation of fans. To be certain, "Dune" is a masterwork that skillfully weaves together a huge
number of themes and motifs that had often been overlooked in science fiction up until that point. For instance, Herberts primary themes might well have been pulled from the headlines
of his times, considering the focus on ecological concerns, the mind altering effects of psychedelic drugs, and the disparities between social classes. One of the most intriguing of all of
these themes, however, was that of the empowerment and independence of women, a literary device that reflected the rise of the feminist movement in America during that time. There are
a number of ways in which the text of "Dune" projects an ideology sympathetic of the feminist agenda, primarily through the narrative vehicle of the Bene Gesserit institution. However, this
sympathetic view is also in many ways undermined by factors inherent in the text that seem to reinforce age old patriarchal biases, both in the science fiction genre, and in
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