The thesis statement in the article is, "The problem is that women generally do not think of their looks the same that men do." because the rest of the writing is about how men and women think differently about their appearance. The tone is comical and the point of view is first person. The purpose of this short essay is to convince women that they are silly for trying so hard. In the thirteenth paragraph Dave Barry states that "Men don't even notice 97 percent of the beauty efforts you make anyway." This sentence makes is seem that the author is persuading women that they try to hard. So, I think that this piece is made for a woman audience.
I am unswayed by this article. I agree that women go to extreme lengths just to satisfy their need to be beautiful. Such as, spending 50 dollars at the mall just to get a fresh set of fake nails. I also think that it isn't entirely their fault. Like Dave Barry stated in the seventh paragraph, women in society these days have low self-esteem because they grew up thinking that they should look like Barbie. But, I disagree that men wouldn't notice if women had the same thought process as them while getting ready for a night out. The main reason that women try hard to look nice is to get mens attention. So if women went to the bar in sweat pants, no make-up, and threw their hair in a messy bun, then they would never get anyones attention. So, some points I agree with, while others I couldn't disagree more.
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