The Beauty Myth

Reading The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf, I felt that good points were being made, but that it was difficult to continue reading to the end. Often while reading, I felt like instead of trying to convince me, she was accusing me. In order to feel sympathetic to her cause, I needed a way to relate to what she was saying, but I consistently felt pushed away. This lead me to think that it was written not to make an argument but to generate fervor and excitement within a confined movement. I understand that this was likely not Wolf's intention, but, for me, it is what it seems like it would achieve. Instead of attacking every man who reads her writing, I think Wolf would be much more successful by acknowledging counterpoints to her argument and offering solutions to the problem of "The Beauty Myth." She establishes that there is a problem, but she also alienates male readers without offering a solution.