Question #4

Emotion is a major part of Ensler's writing style in, The Vagina Monologues.  She uses her own emotions, as well as those of the people who she has interviewed.  She uses the term vagina, as well as its' slang terms to make the reader laugh.  She uses stories from her interviewee's pasts that females may relate to, and get a laugh out of, and males may simply laugh at.  She transitions from humor to other emotions, such as sadness or empathy by telling stories that may also be funny at first, but then portray a time in their life that effected them both physically and emotionally.  I think that she uses the humor first to let the reader get a sense of the topic, before throwing them in a very graphic and emotional situation.  I think that this may give the reader a sense of the potential embarrassment by having them find it humorous, but then realizing that this had actually happened to someone and make them feel sympathetic for their situation, hence raising the awareness for both vaginas, and violence against women.