comparing 2 essays

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Comparison of Two Essays

1 . What aspect of society does each of these essays criticize

In Barthes 's Toys ' he emphasized how French toys have become meaningful in the lives of adults because of its social and cultural value in that they are usually miniatures of real-life objects and subjects . Secondly , he also considered the forms and materials used in making French toys . What society criticizes in this essay is the fact that upon the advent of plastic toys carved by modern technology , wooden ones are slowly

losing popularity when actually , these current toys are merely imitations compared to more artistically-inducing wooden toys

In Sontag 's A Woman 's Beauty : Put-Down or Power Source ' society gave its opinion about what beauty means for women . The major question is whether beauty is merely based on physical attributes , character or a combination of both . Beauty is also defined differently among men . As such , beauty has also accrued differing s across time

2 . Are their arguments effective

From a personal point of view , both arguments are effective in that they expressed their thoughts on the issues quite convincingly

3 . Why or why not

In Toys ' it is indeed true that wooden toys aside from inducing creativity at play are also lasting , durable and useful compared to the chemically-made plastic toys which have no value once destroyed . To quote , Wood makes essential objects , objects for all time

In A Woman 's Beauty : Put-Down or Power Source ' it is indeed true that beauty inside and out is strong and influential . To quote , To be sure , beauty is a form of power ' As such , the argument that beauty is beneficial and morally defensive is true and acceptable

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