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Summary Of The Mixed Results Of Writing Female Characters By Michele Willen

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In the article "The Mixed Results of Male Authors Writing Female Characters" journalist Michele Willens (Willens, M. Mar 2, 2013, theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/03/the-mixed-results-of-male-authors-writing-female-characters/273641/) claims that we have to go back to the beginning, to research and see how men have portrayed women in writing through the years. According to Willen, it all began with Eve taking a bite of the forbidden fruit and got blamed for every sinful deed after that and points out that the Bible was written from a mans point of view. Willen continues by giving examples of authors writing characters of the opposite sex and explains while there have been many origional female characters thoughout time,
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