“As Atwood concludes after a random and informal sampling, men and women differ markedly in the 'scope of their threatenability': 'Why do men feel threatened by woman?' I asked a male friend of mine....'[M]en are bigger, most of the time...and they have on the average a lot more money and power.' 'They're afraid women will laugh at them,' he said. 'Undercut their world view.' Then I asked some women students in a quickie poetry seminar I was giving, 'Why do women feel threatened by men?' 'They're afraid of being killed,' they said'.” MenHumorWomenPowerGender Book:Tales of Bluebeard and His Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times Source: Tales of Bluebeard and His Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times
“As his dark closet shows, Bluebeard was a collector at heart, and even after dispatching a wife, could not let her fully depart.” ProseBluebeard Book:Tales of Bluebeard and His Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times Source: Tales of Bluebeard and His Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times