From “Feminist Manifesto” by Mina Loy
Parasitism-noun
Definition: unemployment or refusal to work.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/parasitism
From page 256: “As conditions are at present constituted you have the choice between parasitism, and prostitution or negation”.
Choose this word because this word had two meanings, it can also mean a disease condition that involves parasites. I wanted to know what it meant in this stance. I now understand the terms in was used in the story.
