Double Standards In Alice Walker's Expectations Of A Woman

Chapter fourteen opens up with Maggie and Pete’s night out. Three weeks following Maggie's disappearance, she sits with Pete in yet a different music hall. At each table is a woman of mysterious character, the musicians were unexpected and sudden, and they played rapidly. There is a woman onstage singing, but the overly unruly crowd ignores her and drowns her song out with their noisy and disruptive conversation. This situation holds importance to the significant themes of double standards for a woman, they are expected to be elegant, and sophisticated sat at the tables. It also shows the clear expectations for women during the time period.