When she finds that she has the power to zap him with electrical currents from her fingertips she defends herself and kills him. She is a child in foster care and is abused by her foster father. She has not been treated well by life thus far, particularly by men. Allie Montgomery TaylorĪllie wants to use her new-found powers for the benefit of the world and particularly womankind.

She is very constructive and genuinely likes the narrative and writing style but feels that in order to be commercially successful the book needs to have a female author's name and advises Neil to come up with a pen name. The fictional writer and mentor with no listed last name, Naomi gives Neil advice through letters and tells him how to present the book in the most successful way possible. This is where he is going wrong, in Naomi's opinion, as in a matriarchal society, in order to resonate with female readers he is going to need to find a more female-oriented perspective for the story, and also create a female nom de plume for publication. He is a member of the Men's Writers Association and so the book, and the narrative, are still constructed from a male perspective. Neil is the fictional young historian and author who reaches out to the experienced and influential writer named Naomi and asks her for her opinion about his book. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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