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Patrick Ness's The Knife Of Never Letting Go

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the world today, several disturbing trends have begun to emerge. Namely, the ideas of androcentrism, the so-called “male preference”, and the subsequent devaluation of women. Androcentrism refers to a society which places the value of masculinity above the value of femininity (Wade, 2011). Patrick Ness’s novel, The Knife of Never Letting Go, showcases a disturbing town in which women no longer exist, being a “man” is valued above all else. Eerily, this situation mirrors society’s blatant disregard for women today. Most of the threats facing women directly stem from the violations of their basic rights.
One of the main causes of concern in today’s society is that of human rights. In the past, the focus was on the rights of society as a whole …show more content…

Many of these solutions propose keeping the sex of a fetus hidden until the thirtieth week of pregnancy when abortion is illegal in nearly all areas. In order for this practice to be eradicated, the cooperation of several influential entities would be required. According to Dr. Nahid Azad “...if it’s a growing problem, then we do need to have some kind of blanket type policy for everyone” (Viatteau). Although these measures would be viewed as radical, they would likely be passed globally as a majority of persons, an estimated 77% , do not believe sex-selective abortion is right, and that the practice should be discontinued. (Viatteau). These include political and community actions. At the center of this issue is gender inequality. Possibly the most logical response would be to eliminate gender inequality that exists worldwide. This perception could be changed by increasing awareness of women’s value and contributions to society ("Gender-biased sex selection | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund," 2015). In addition, measures restricting the reasons for receiving an abortion, namely the implementation of a mandatory in-depth analysis of the influence of cultural and family pressures should be used in order to ensure that this is truly the choice of the

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