Middlesex+Journal+4

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The phrase, "The girls accept this truth," is significant to me (162). When Desdemona is revealing her interpretation of silk, the girls closely listen and respect what she says. This displays the importance that matriarchal figures and preseding women have in shaping young girls lives. They respect older women and will accept whatever they say.

"A surgeon made two incisions below her navel. Stretching open the tissue and muscle to expose the cirucitry of the fallopian tubes, he tied each in a bow, and there were no more children" (165). This quote refers to a huge event in Desdemona's life as she decides not to be able to bear children anymore. Perhaps this type of invasive sugery on her genitalia foreshadows a possible surgery for Calliope in the future.