metaphors in “the egg and the sperm”
Posted on: April 16, 2009
She compares the sperm activities to a corporate manager’s role in making “executive decisions”
–this shows the have more power of the egg and therefore females
Martin recognizes that another way that the sperm has been made loom in importance over the egg is through a collection of scientific papers titled “A portrait of the Sperm.” Despite this title, sperms are actually more difficult to photograph then eggs. However, this title with the term “portrait“ associates sperm as being powerful and wealthy because that is what many associate the work “portrait” with.
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