Men’s achievements often arise as rebellion against their mothers

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

Categorization

• XREF: Reverses the common Freudian frame: the trophies won ‘in reaction to his mother’ echoes and complicates the oedipal narrative Beauvoir engages throughout. — connects to: Assailing the mother-figure is how rebels reject the given order itself; Male hatred of women often masks a deeper hatred of maternal origin and embodiment — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 454; Male heirs are fated carriers of the father’s name who can never escape repetition — Mark Fisher, Ghosts of My Life: Writings on…, 282 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Male hatred of women often masks a deeper hatred of maternal origin and embodiment #expands (0.80) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 454