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When looking at both Koedt's essay, "The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm" and Dworkin's essay, "Pornography" you may notice that both essays centralize on women's bodies basically existing because of the fact that they must please men. It says in "The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm" that "Women have thus been defined sexually in terms of what pleases men..." (Koedt 176). Similarly to this quote in the "Pornography" piece, Dworkin states "In the male system, women are sex; sex is the whore� (Dworkin 185). Koedt continues to go into detail about this idea that the vagina is a source of please when really women receice their sexual pleasure through clitoral stimulation. This myth is then continued because of the fact that men depend on this part of the woman for their sexual needs and desires. Koedt then continues by explaining that men won't really care if they dont know that they are not pleasing the woman sexually becuase as long as they are getting something out of thats all that matters, right? This seems similar to Dworkin's essay because she centers on the fact of pornography and that women exist to serve men. She describes men as the primary character and women to be sort of a secondary character, meaning that mens needs and wants come first.

It was good to read both articles together because while each of the authors seems to take a different route in pointing out that women's bodies are a significant aspect in pleasing a man, it is interesting to look into each of these different ways. They compliment each other's articles more than contrast them which helps in trying to look at the key aspects of both pieces.