Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

Compare and contrast Girl on Girl to other feminist titles, such as Lauren Bates’s Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All or Amanda Montell’s Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language. How do these texts handle issues of misogyny and sexism in the context of cultural trends differently?

Analyze Gilbert’s authorial stance, voice, and tone throughout Girl on Girl. What role does Gilbert’s personal experience play in her larger arguments? How does her point of view lend itself to her thematic exploration of Media’s Impact on a Woman’s Sense of Self?

Identify three literary devices not mentioned in the guide that Gilbert uses to fuel her discussion of culture and gender throughout the text. How do these devices enact her ideas?