Gender Quotes in The Red Tent

Zilpah had little use for men, whom she described as hairy, crude, and half-human. Women needed men to make babies, and to move heavy objects, but otherwise she didn't understand their purpose, much less appreciate their charms. (1.1.36)

"He smelled, you know. Much better than most of the men. But still, the smell of goat and of man was overpowering." (1.2.6)

The women rolled around on the mats, holding their sides, laughing about the tender equipment that men carried between their legs. (1.2.88)