Provide an analysis of the short story “The Story of X” by Lois Gould (attached to this order). This is not a summary; make sure that you offer an interpretation of the short story and that you read between the lines” in order to address each aspect of analysis:
Audience
Purpose
Content
Mood
Style
Structure
This is the story of a baby named X. The baby is raised Gender-Neutral; the parents refuse to tell anyone the biological sex of the child and do not dress or address the child in gendered identifiers. While this causes problems for X when X goes to school, other children soon see the benefit in being more like X. As, is often the case, it is the parents who worry. While this story is a work of fiction, it connects to many real-life examples, some of which were inspired by this piece.
Check out these articles for some examples:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/07/11/baby-storm-five-years-later-preschooler-on-top-of-the-world.html
Here’s a video of a family that does not identify with gender:
And here’s a little video about the power of pronouns in identifying people:
In Addition to the questions about content, form, audience, etc, in the discussion question, Please respond to At Least TWO (2) of the following additional questions in your response.
A. Why do you think that people responded the way that they did to the parents deciding to name their child X?
B. How would you refer to a person if you were not sure of the person’s gender?
C. In your opinion, is the discussion and media attention on gender something that is a fad or trend, or is it indicative of a shift in societal views overall?
Please feel free to add any additional thoughts you have on the topic, but please be Mindful, Respectful, and Open to discussion.
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