“The Hills are Alive with the Sound of... Analysis”
Understanding the Connection between Femininity and Nature
Symbolic Soil
• The soil/earth is symbolic of femininity because like a woman it is:
• A) Fertile: a breeding ground• B) Bountiful: produces seedlings
“Why the Hills are Alive!”
Flower Power • Flowers resemble female genitalia because:• Similar design (opening) and biological purpose
(birth)• The folds and pleats of a vagina are akin to those
of a flower (petals)• Both are delicate, intricate • Most often, flowers are pinkish, peachy or red and
these shades are that of a vagina
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Passion for Fruit• “Round ones”: much like breasts, from grapes
to grapefruit; both vary in size, texture and form
• “Seedy ones”: apples, peaches, pomegranates and figs all resemble the womb when opened
• Note: Bananas=phallic symbol
Over the Moon
• The moon undergoes many phases/cycles• Women undergo the menstrual cycle
(bleed once a month)• Women also experience phases as
trimesters in pregnancy
Hello Kitty!
• In Egypt, it was believed that women were like cats• Goddess Bastet (Bast): protector of fire, cats, home and
pregnant women • Originally portrayed as a lioness up until 1000 BC, later
with the head of a woman and body of a domesticated cat• Had two sides of her personality: docile (as protector of
the home) and aggressive (to win wars)