Summary
In an era where societal norms often dictated a woman's destiny, Ivan Abramson's 'Enlighten Thy Daughter' masterfully dissects the profound chasm cleaved between two young women, their disparate fates irrevocably shaped by the contrasting philosophies of their domestic spheres. It is a searing indictment of maternal negligence, portraying with stark clarity the catastrophic repercussions when a mother, blinded by a misguided sense of purity, deliberately withholds from her offspring the fundamental truths essential for navigating life's complexities. This willful ignorance, portrayed as a 'criminal folly,' leaves one daughter tragically susceptible, a fragile vessel adrift in a treacherous world. Her overprotective, yet ultimately destructive, parent, in a desperate and morally bankrupt attempt to sidestep the inevitable fallout of her own ill-conceived guardianship, plunges deeper into depravity by aligning herself with a morally compromised physician. This unholy alliance serves only to compound the daughter's vulnerability, casting her into the predatory grasp of an unscrupulous medical practitioner, whose partnership with the mother underscores a chilling complicity in the girl's ongoing exploitation. The narrative thus unfurls as a cautionary tapestry, illustrating the perilous journey of innocence when denied the armament of knowledge, juxtaposed against the potential resilience forged by an upbringing rooted in informed understanding.
A story of the difference in fate of two young girls caused by the difference in their home lives and training. This shows vividly the criminal folly of allowing a girl to reach womanhood without knowledge of certain facts essential to her welfare and happiness. A worse-than-foolish mother keeps her daughter in ignorance. In her efforts to avoid the consequences which follow, she places the girl in the hands of an unscrupulous doctor with whom she is in partnership.
