The Vagina Monologues

     I just started reading The Vagina Monologues and I see that the author is trying to convey many themes through these monologues.  I believe the author is mainly focusing on women empowerment.  Being comfortable with yourself and be proud of being a woman.  At the same time however she is addressing women's issues.  For example, female genital mutilation, the sexism that still exists today and other issues that surround women.  The author does a good job stating facts about these different issues and then empowering the reader to feel good about themselves.  For example, she will state facts about  the vagina and women and then share a little story about herself or someone she interviewed to show that maybe these aren't just some women's problems, but maybe a lot more then maybe women think.
     What woman doesn't feel insecure and maybe a little scared to talk about "down there" even just typing it now is a little out of character for me.  However, the author uses humor to make her point in saying that once you realize that its nothing to be ashamed of and its what society and the world has put on us it is a lot easier to say.
     One of the stories I have read so far is "Because he liked to Look at it"  I think this was a very good story in esteeming women.  This woman was insecure and didn't like her body.  We all grow up in a society where people make us feel we need to be a certain image and if we aren't we aren't beautiful or sexy in anyone's dictionary.  It just makes a girl feel good when she can hear or read about someone finding someone who found they were beautiful even if society says they aren't.  Everyone is different and sees people in different ways.  Maybe you will find that bad seed in the bunch like the guy mentioned in "Hair" who cheated on his wife cause she wouldn't shave "down there" but there will always be someone like the guy in "Because he liked to Look at it" that will see the beauty and appreciate it.  I think this is a major theme that the author is trying to get across and I think it was important for her to bring it up in the beginning of the book.
    For the topic that the author is writing about she has to start off with a basic theme to bring us to the more in depth themes of embracing being a women and then taking it even deeper to maybe woman who aren't as free as those maybe in America.  I can't wait to read more I'm actually hooked on it and I want to see where the author goes with her interviews and her themes and how she builds upon them.