Jeffrey Eugenides managed to give the reader a history lesson from the beginning of the book, that wasn’t boring because the voice of Cal Stephanides ( the narrator) was comical and drives the reader to think about the issues discussed. I may not be qualified to categorize myself as a “distinguished literary expert” but this book was exceptional in my opinion.
My expectation going into this book was to learn about the human gene of our main character and familiarize myself with the topic of Intersex but I got so much more from this book. I really would urge anyone or everyone to read this book, It opens up a conversation that really should be discussed on the extensive topic of all the nook and cranny in the*Gender Spectrum* I am eternally grateful for this book coming in my life. This book was an important eye-opener in the expansion of LGBTQIA community and during the course of reading it, I found myself trying to get as much information on such a dense topic. Some intersex people may also have traits such as ovoteses (gonads with both testicular and ovarian tissue), chromosome types like XXY, or a phalloclitoris that is sometimes described as a large clitoris or a small penis. For example, I have breasts and a vagina (“F” traits) and also have XY chromosomes and was born with testes (“M” traits). Intersex people, on the other hand, are those that have a mix of traits traditionally considered “male” or “female” – and sometimes, traits that are atypical for males or females – in the same body.
It’s biologically impossible for humans to have full, functional sets of “M” and “F” reproductive anatomy, so we aren’t hermaphrodites. They include various species of plants, fish, mollusks, and other little beasties, but not humans. Hermaphrodites are living things that have fully functioning sets of “male” AND “female” reproductive anatomy – either at the same time, or at different times during their life cycles. Yes, wrap your thoughts on that.īeing confused on the whole topic I decided to sort of do a little light research and I came upon this piece of Information that helped me better understand the agenda that drives this book.įact: The term “hermaphrodites” is actually considered offensive. This is a story of a 3 rd generation Greek-American family (Stephanides family) told from the perspective of a 40-year-old man who used to be a Girl.
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