Sexing the Cherry Lesson Plan

In this section of the reading, Dog-Woman denounces romantic love to a certain extent. For example, she says:

“As for Jordan, he has not my common sense and will no doubt follow his dreams to the end of the world and then fall straight off.

I cannot school him in love, having no experience, but I can school him in its lack and perhaps persuade him that there are worse things than loneliness.” (40)

Why do you think she denounces love? What other characters in this section of the reading denounce love? Is their reasoning the same as Dog-Woman’s? Explain.

Dog-Woman believes that romantic love is not possible for her because of her size. She says she’s too huge for...