Feminist Perspective on Lying Women have long struggled and fought against men in an effort to gain equality. In the story "The Lie," the character Sylvia Remenzel portrays many of the qualities of a stereotypical woman that women for generations have tried to prove wrong. His thoughts and actions, as well as the possible opinions of women reflecting on his character, and the fact that this character was written by a male will show the carelessness with which the role has been portrayed. To begin with, Sylvia's questions throughout the story are naive and childish. . For example, “I wonder how many Remenzels went to Whitehill” and “Do you think those people will like those rooms?” Questions like these are simply asked and rather useless because they just take up space and interrupt the flow. The question regarding how many members of the Remenzel family went to Whitehill has a fairly obvious answer. Her husband in the book also thinks so, it's like asking how many people died in a cemetery. Having a female character ask seemingly simple questions is setting her back and placing her in a group outside of those with intelligence. The second question concerns the construction of a new wing in Whitehill where a group of Africans will be housed. By calling Africans those people, she gives the impression that they do not see them as equal to her. In the period in which this story was written (in the 1970s), the issue of racism was partly overcome. This character wasn't trying to be rude, but he didn't have the intelligence to think otherwise. This alone is a very degrading way of thinking, like giving women less thought power than men. For example, Mr. Remenzel sees no problem with Africans attending school when he says: The rooms are not for them, they will not be segregated. Observing these thoughts of Sylvia, one could see the lack of intuition and observation towards her. These are all examples of the possible feminist view placed on her. Subsequently, the actions that Sylvia takes show her incomplete personality when it comes to being unique. Her role follows the example that women should be seen and not heard, furthermore, that they should stay at home and take care of children. These are qualities that women have fought to remove from society's minds.