A ‘complete man’ has a regret that he cannot bear a baby; whereas it is rather ironic that a self-styled ‘complete woman’ takes pride in denouncing that divine blessing. In fact, there is nothing like a ‘complete man’, only woman can be ‘complete’!

Sandeep Sahajpal
About This Quote

The above quote is a satire on the so-called feminist movement and its ideals of radical independence and self-sufficiency. The quote was written by Bruno Bettelheim in his book, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. It expresses the thought that while many feminists revere motherhood as the sole purpose of womanhood, actually this is not true. There is nothing like a ‘complete man’, only woman can be ‘complete’!

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