Herland: Blog Three

          In Herland by Charlotte Gilman, the women of the small country, specifically the tutors of the three males, want to know the customs and habits of the "bi-sexual" nation that the boys come from. The women assimilate the information they hear, but they do not change because of it. This differs from the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry with the character George Murchison who is a educated black male. He absorbs and takes in the customs of the whites and even dumbs down his own race. The women of Herland would never do that because they greatly appreciate all that they are and love each other dearly.
          As the women are learning about America and the other countries, scarcely, they are disturbed to find out that the unborn are sometimes killed. Abortion is horrifying in their minds because they want to love and take care of all children. This can be connected with A Raisin in the Sun again when Ruth considers abortion because they don't have enough money. Walter is somewhat shocked because of this too. Abortion is still an arguable topic today because people have different ideas of how things should be done.