Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master's House By Audre Lorde

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Most of the time when we think about a piece of art, we believe a single person such as an artist, constructed it. After all, the artist is the person who painted, wrote, sang, shot, or organized the piece of art, don’t they deserve all the credit? In this essay, I argue that art is better and less problematic when the process of making it involves the opinions of many types of people. I am able to do so by analyzing Audre Lorde’s article, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House, and applying her concepts to my own art pieces. After taking some time to reflect on the Audre Lorde’s article, it is quite obvious what her main point is, people’s differences should be the structure on which feminism is built, in order to succeed.

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