In The 70's Poem Summary

This poem was published in 1978 by Joyce Carol Oates. I chose this poem because it very much speaks about the traditional roles of men and women, specifically towards married men and women. We can use Gender lens to further analyze the poem. In the 70’s, that was the time where women are fighting for their equal rights similar to men. Now if we compare women today from the 70’s, we can really see a very big difference of our roles nowadays. Before, women who are married are expected to just stay at home and men are expected to work, earn and feed the family. The author clearly showcased on her poem what women really feel as a full time mother. It seems nostalgic, but deep inside, there’s no sense of joy and contentment in what they do, “simple,