 <unk> themes and the <unk> of women have also been associated with The Good Terrorist . Scanlan indicated that while many of the comrades in the book are women , they find that political activity does not elevate their position , and that they are " trapped in the <unk> they <unk> " . Yelin suggested that although Lessing ridicules the male members of the CCU and their role playing , she is also critical of the female members " who <unk> in male @-@ dominant political organizations and thus in their own oppression " . But with the book 's allusions to Jasper 's homosexuality , Yelin added that Lessing 's " critique of women 's infatuation with patriarchal <unk> and their emotional dependence on <unk> men " is muted by homophobia and the " <unk> pervasive in patriarchal constructions of ( male ) <unk> " . <unk> and <unk> noted that Lessing depicts Alice as a " typical <unk> " who cares for her family , in this case , the squat , but is " ignored and neglected " . They concluded that Alice 's fate is sealed because , according to the British socialist feminist Juliet Mitchell , women are " fundamental to the human condition " , yet " their economic , social , and political roles ... are marginal " . 
