Exploring Female Voices: The Audacity of Voice in HBO's 'Girls' Series

This essay delves into the concept of 'the audacity of voice' as portrayed by Hannah Horvath in the TV series 'Girls', focusing on the significance of female voices in society. It analyzes Lena Dunham's approach in 'Not That Kind of Girl,' highlighting her bold and personal writing style, which tackles themes like love, body image, friendship, and work. The essay examines Dunham's exploration of self-awareness through truthfulness, particularly in addressing the culture of rape, and her fearless expression of personal experiences and opinions. Ultimately, it argues that Dunham's voice deserves to be heard and serves as an inspiration for other women to express themselves, contributing to a broader conversation about female voices in society.

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Hannah Horvath tries to show the voice speaking for oneself in the series Girls. She says
“I don’t want to freak you out, but I think that I may be the voice of my generation or at least a
voice of a generation.” These statement created a heated atmosphere hence causing many people
ask themselves why the lady could make such claims. This is clear that the voices of young
women in the society do not matter. Therefore, an exploration will be done showing the voice of
the women in the society and how they express their opinions and voice in the society
(Daalmans, S.2013).
 In the essay of Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham tries to express her voice. Her voice
towards certain issues shows vigor and at the same time clarity. She is different from
other authors like Nora Ephron because she wants her voice to make an impact in the
society. Therefore, her writing is personal plus engaging because she talks about love,
body, friendship and work. She speaks this boldly so as to communicate a message
(McRobbie, A.2015).
 Dunham tries to create self-awareness through truthiness by giving the account of rape
that happened. Her voice shows someone who is trying to come into terms with the
culture of rape in the society. Her comments regarding the incident shows the voice of a
woman in every generation (Nash, M.2015).
 Unlike other writers, when absurd, Dunham does not hide anything. She accepts the
absurdity. To prove that she says “things I have learned are not okay to say friends.”
Therefore, she becomes one of the most enlightened women and does not fear to speak
up her mind any time. Through her voice, she goes further to show us how she has been
wronged and also wronged other people in terms of love.

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 Through her stories, her voice is deserved to be heard. She also plays the role of being an
example of inspiring other voices to be heard in the society (Marghitu, S.2013).

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