A man with a talent does what is expected of him, makes his way, constructs, is an engineer, a composer, a builder of bridges. It's the natural order of things that he construct objects outside himself and his family. The woman who does so is aberrant. We have to expiate for this cursed talent someone handed out to us, by mistake, in the black mystery of genetics.

Summary

This quote suggests that society holds different expectations for men and women when it comes to their talents and professional pursuits. Men are seen as fulfilling their natural order by utilizing their talents to build and create objects in the external world. On the other hand, the quote argues that women who do the same are considered abnormal or aberrant, and they are burdened with the need to justify and atone for their inherent talent, as if it was inadvertently given to them through the mysterious workings of genetics. This quote sheds light on the gender-based inequalities and prejudices that exist within society.

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