1. Women in Decadent Literature
Women were always considered inferior beings compared to men, given the role of sexual objects rather than real individuals. ... While this period was often associated with ennui, women were presented as objects of pleasure that could heal the mind from this state of boredom, as Stephen Romer quotes it, "Woman [is] not only the foil to the Decadent writer, but his match.... However, some also thought that this new behavior was also a way for them to not only rise in society but also take over by making themselves independent from the opposite sex. ... She presented her will and her reluct...
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