The Crux

The Crux is a novel that demands the social changes must take place. It also demands that women's must take up their duty morally to regenerate the nation. For example, a woman must stop competing with one another in marriage in a game that pits woman against woman for the honor of marry, not the best man, but whatever man is available. Gilman basically wants the dynamic needs to be turned on its head-man should be competing for woman-and woman should be able to choose from a field of men, in order to secure the best possible mate in order to make a strong racially superior American babies. The Crux admonishes male doctors for maintaining a secrecy for which protects men from having sexual fitness made public. Women need to be educated about the realities sexually transmitted diseases, so they can choose a healthy clean mate and fulfill their nation building destiny.