There seem to be plenty of instances in Alias Grace where men are extremely dismissive of women. One of the more obvious instances is when Simon talks to Reverend Verringer about Mrs. Moodie. Simon has read her work on Grace and seems genuinely interested in getting more information from her to further study discrepancies in her article. It’s when he asks Verringer his opinion on how he should meet with her that some pretty slimy things are thrown around. Verringer immediately dismissed Mrs. Moodie’s work as mimicry. He notes on page 190 that “Mrs. Moodie is subject to influences,” which seems completely dismissive of her work. He then mocks her poem “The Maniac” by stating “Her poem contains all the requirements – a cliff, a moon, a raging sea, a betrayed maiden chanting a wild melody,” and so on. He does this all to show that Mrs. Moodie’s work copies other writers. It seems that even Reverend Verringer is dismissive of women, especially those who tired to dabble in things usually reserved to men during the time period.