Wild

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

In Wild, Cheryl Strayed conveys the issues of gender inequality in our society and, through her hike of the PCT, overcomes these inequalities as a woman.

Cheryl hiking alone

Proves assumptions wrong and doesn't fall victim to oppression (Strayed, 51).

Overcoming her fears

Cheryl grows from a dependent / lost woman to a strong / independent one (Strayed, 2012).

Social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex.

Eddie becoming the provider and "head" of the family when he married Cheryl's mother (Strayed, 34).

Earliest known and most widespread forms of inequality in human history.

Men constantly question Cheryl's ability to hike the PCT alone (driver, fellow hikers, townspeople) (Strayed 49, 285).

Degrade to the status of a mere object.

Cheryl is approached by a man making degrading comments about her clothing on the trail (Strayed, 287).

The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

Cheryl finishes her hike, finds herself, and frees herself from patriarchal influence (Strayed, 2012).