![]() and Why (2016), analyzed the social consequences facing women who violated gender roles in various cultures, and women's mental health. Jude Ellison Doyle's first book, Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear. Critics praised the writing quality, humor and style of argumentation, finding its conclusions mostly agreeable. It was Doyle's second book, after Trainwreck (2016), and has a more pessimistic outlook on the future of women's rights. ![]() ![]() Case studies include The Exorcist 's portrayal of female puberty, the murderer Ed Gein who inspired Psycho and the Frankenstein author Mary Shelley's real-life experiences relating to childbirth. ![]() It explores the presentation of female bodies in literature, film and other media, particularly horror fiction and true crime, and proposes that these are reflective of patriarchal views: that a woman's body is a defect from a male body that women should be controlled, and that their puberty or sexual autonomy are to be feared and that men's criminality can be attributed to poor maternal influence. ![]() Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy and the Fear of Female Power is a 2019 book by Jude Ellison Doyle. ![]()
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