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    Marge Piercy’s novel woman on the edge of time (1976) is based on-
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    Marge Piercy’s novel woman on the edge of time (1976) is based on-

    A.

    Shulamith firestone’s The Dialectic of sex

    B.

    Margaret Atwood’s The handmaid’s tale

    C.

    Lewis caroll’s Alice in wonderland

    D.

    Donna Haraway's A cyborg manifesto

    Correct option is A

    Marge Piercy's novel Woman on the Edge of Time (1976) is based on Shulamith Firestone's The Dialectic of Sex (1970). Piercy herself has acknowledged this influence, saying that Firestone's book was "a seminal work for me." The Dialectic of Sex is a radical feminist manifesto that argues that the root of women's oppression is biological reproduction. Firestone argues that women will only be truly free when they are liberated from the burden of childbearing. Woman on the Edge of Time is a feminist utopian novel that explores the possibilities for social change in the future. The protagonist, Connie Ramos, is a Chicana woman who is incarcerated in a mental hospital. She is able to travel through time and communicate with people in the future.
    In the novel, Connie travels to the year 2137 and witnesses a utopian society where women are free from the burden of childbearing and are able to participate fully in all aspects of society. This utopian society is clearly influenced by Firestone's vision of a future in which women are truly free.
    Piercy's novel is a powerful and visionary work of feminist literature. It is a novel that continues to resonate with readers today.

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