Detailed Reading Paragraph 1-2:Question What is the contrast mentioned in the first two paragraphs? Q It is the contrast between the different notions of beauty held by the ancient Greeks and the modern men "we":the Greeks considered beauty to be a virtue,and they seldom distinguished between a person's "inside"and "outside" and invariably expected that inner beauty would be matched by outward beauty;but nowadays we do the opposite
Paragraph 1-2: Question What is the contrast mentioned in the first two paragraphs? Detailed Reading It is the contrast between the different notions of beauty held by the ancient Greeks and the modern men "we": the Greeks considered beauty to be a virtue, and they seldom distinguished between a person's "inside" and "outside" and invariably expected that inner beauty would be matched by outward beauty; but nowadays we do the opposite
Detailed Reading Activity Read Paragraph 1 through 3,try to summarize the changing of the notion of“beauty"”. BEAUTY (Greek) Overall excellence .(physical moral;female male) (Christianity) Superficial enchantment.(physical;female male) 中 (Contemporary) Female good looks only .(physical,female)
Detailed Reading Read Paragraph 1 through 3, try to summarize the changing of the notion of “beauty
Detailed Reading Paragraph 4:Questions 1.Do you think Sontag will agree that "handsome" means to men what"beautiful"does to women? a "Handsome"dose not have the demeaning overtones “beautiful'”has
Paragraph 4: Questions 1. Do you think Sontag will agree that “handsome” means to men what “beautiful” does to women? Detailed Reading “Handsome” dose not have the demeaning overtones “beautiful” has
Detailed Reading Paragraph 4:Questions 2.Why does Sontag think that regarding women as the beautiful sex is detrimental to both the notion of beauty and that of women? It depreciates the notion of beauty,and implies a sexually unfair judgment of women
Paragraph 4: Questions 2. Why does Sontag think that regarding women as the beautiful sex is detrimental to both the notion of beauty and that of women? Detailed Reading It depreciates the notion of beauty, and implies a sexually unfair judgment of women
Detailed Reading Paragraph 5:Question What does Sontag refer to by "stereotypes"in the last sentence of paragraph 5? a Fixed notion of two sexes;what people generally think a man or woman should be like
Paragraph 5: Question What does Sontag refer to by “stereotypes” in the last sentence of paragraph 5? Detailed Reading Fixed notion of two sexes; what people generally think a man or woman should be like