She also stated that he had a criminal record as if it were a good thing and rather attractive. This was a typical description of a 'bad boy' in the 90's. She states how he looks sexy with his cigarette, a leather jacket, and blue denim Jeans. We see the idea that women are into 'bad boys' demonstrated by Paula when she falls for Charlo. Paula seems to be attracted to a guy named Charlo Spencer who is considered to be a 'ride', a term used to define an attracting looking person. The first signs of feminism come early in the book. I am pretty sure that everyone who has read this book agrees that it is really a feminist novel with Roddy Doyle, the author, really trying to explore the life a woman's mind under abuse. The Women Who Walked into Doors is a book about a woman named Paula and her struggle against her abusive husband that spent the 17 years of their marriage beating and abusing her. Basically the feminist lens helps you analyze a book based on the philosophies and views of modern day feminism the any piece of literature. Many theories also focus on stereotypes and inequalities of women's ights and how they are symbolized in a book. Other theories show the difference of writing between male and female authors. Some theories look at the way words and symbols in the book are gendered.

There are a large number of feminism literary theories and all with a different angle of viewing the literature. It applies the perspective of feminism to a certain piece of literature. The Women Who Walked Into Doors The Feminist lens allows us to view a piece of literature from a different perspective.

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