The Role of Men in Of Woman BornAdrienne Rich, through Of Woman Born, has created a wonderfully complex description and analysis of the condition of being a woman in our culture patriarchal America, or at least its white, middle-class part, as he acknowledges in the introduction to the 1986 edition of the book. Since I find myself falling into this category, I find this book very satisfying on a personal level, even if I can certainly imagine that Rich's writings would not be completely applicable to all women in America. Rich examines the various issues surrounding the many aspects of being a woman - motherhood, relationships with men, relationships with children, relationships with patriarchy in general, etc. - with a thoroughness that I find enlightening, honest yet hopeful and refreshing. There were passages in the book that I found interesting because they confirmed or reinforced many of the ideas I had about being a woman in this culture. I have long suspected that women and children are often frightened simply because they are the vulnerable members of an evil...