Bodies that Matter, Butler explains how the power of hegemony forms the understanding of our “bodies”. Being defined through the eyes of philosophers, psychoanalytic and fictional works. All change the way people get treated with their bodies.
A current event that ties into what Butler is mentioning is the resurfacing of the Roe vs Wade case and the decision for abortions for women.

Whether women have full freedom with their bodies or lose their right for making important decisions for their bodies. As she elaborates more on
right from wrong, she mentions that Freud argues that “the ego is first and foremost bodily
ego, “that this ego is, further, “a projection of a surface”. This perfectly defines how people perceive bodies as, whether from traditional household rules
or based on science.