The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House

By Audre Lorde

By reading The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House, I have come to an understanding that no matter what women can take the hardships and turn them into strengths; in turn, to temporarily get a man off guard. However, as Lorde said, "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." This quote is saying that a man can be beat for a moment, but that "win" will never bring a significant change in a household or the world for that matter.

Also, Lorde goes on to say, "...Adrienne Rich pointed out in a recent talk, white feminists have educated themselves about such an enormous amount over the past ten years, how come you haven't also educated yourselves about Black women and the differences between us---white and Black---when it is key to our survival as a movement?" This is very true because without the knowledge of other races hardships, how will there be any forward progress in society? Also to add, Lorde writes: "Racism and homophobia are real conditions of all our lives in this place and time. I urge each one of us here to reach down into that deep place of knowledge inside herself and touch that terror and loathing of any difference that lives there." She is basically saying that we need to reach deep into ourselves to fix the problems that exist in the world and in us.

As a whole, women have to know exactly what other women are going through to get what they rightfully deserve.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-JcBFAuLc-0TEFBU3R5X1c0TlE/view?pli=1

The points that Lorde made are completely true. There is no forward movement without the knowledge of what is going on around you.

Also, why did Lorde capitalize black women and not both black and white women? Is it to make is stick out more to the reader? I don't think that's it.