Even voluntary womanly submission requires man acknowledge his need for her

Evidence

It is not a slave’s surrender: before deciding to stay with him, she insists that he recognize his need for her; he recognizes it, since in fact woman is necessary for man; so she consents to never being anything other than his companion; she adopts his goals, his values, his universe. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 503

Categorization

• XREF: Previews Beauvoir’s reciprocity theme — the Other is acknowledged insofar as the subject needs her, resonating with her Hegelian frame of mutual recognition. — connects to: Individualized men recognize women as free individuals they desire recognition from — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 367; Male love requires woman as an object who remains unconscious of herself — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 614; Masochistic submission depends on the lover’s maintained prestige — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1863 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Masochistic submission depends on the lover’s maintained prestige #corroborates (0.85) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1863
• The lover’s self-presentation demands the Other’s free recognition to succeed #corroborates (0.80)
• Male love requires woman as an object who remains unconscious of herself #complicates (0.78) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 614
• Man’s self-realization requires woman’s consent to serve as his crucible. #corroborates (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 622
• Woman’s role is to be the mediating consciousness through which man discovers himself #expands (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 614