Assailing the mother-figure is how rebels reject the given order itself

Evidence

Every woman wants to give birth to a hero, a genius; but all mothers of heroes and geniuses began by proclaiming they were breaking their mothers’ hearts. It is in reaction to his mother that man most often wins the trophies she dreamed of displaying for herself and that she does not recognize even when he lays them at her feet. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1724 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A daughter’s rebellion centers on resisting subjugation, not on the mother’s strictness. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 711; Men’s achievements often arise as rebellion against their mothers — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1724

Broader Connections

• Men’s achievements often arise as rebellion against their mothers #expands (0.85) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1724