in early New English society. Her three prototypes are Bethesda for economic affairs‚ Eve for sexual reproduction‚ and Jael for female aggression that fell within the confines of religion. Her first distinct role‚ Bethesda‚ signifies the competent wife able to economically benefit the household
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along only with what men tell her to do instead of forming her own thought. Bradstreet was a loving mother and wife‚ as exhibited by her poems “A Love Letter to Her Husband” and “Before the Birth of One of Her Children‚” both of which express her love for her family‚ making her a very traditional Puritan woman in the familial sense. Still‚ Bradstreet wrote about more than just being a wife and a mother. In “A Dialogue Between Old England and New‚” Bradstreet takes on the roles of both England and
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principle. Day and night women must be held by their protectors in a state of dependence says Manu. The rule of inhertance was agnatic‚ that is‚ descent traced through males to the exclusion of females” 2 And according to the Hindu scripture‚ a good wife is described as “... a woman whose mind‚ body and speech are kept in subjection; acquires high renown in this world and‚ in the next‚ retains the same abode as her husband.”3 In Athens‚ women were not better off than Indian or Roman women: “Athenian
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In the short story “Interpreter of Maladies‚” Jhumpa Lahiri creates a story about a young married mother who has been keeping a secret from her husband for eight years and is suffering from it. She meets Mr. Kapasi and seeks his help to relieve her pain. Mr. Kapasi‚ on the other hand‚ takes Mrs. Das’ interest in his job and developes a crush on her. With both of them suffering from unhappy marriages‚ he dreams that maybe one day they can build a relationship and live happily. Because of their lack
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his wife asks why‚ he says‚ “ I casually inspect the universe”(312). Michael shows interest in art and nature and even wants to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A range of women interests him from “girls in the office”(315) to the “ girls in their summer dresses”(315). This long list of types of girls shows that he doesn’t only spot the good looking girl‚ but he will look at any and everyone. Even though‚ he is very committed in his relationship to his wife‚ he does not care what his wife thinks
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In the short story “My Parent’s Bedroom” by Uwem Akpan‚ the country of Rwanda is having a civil war between the Hutus and Tutsis‚ the primary trying to eradicate the latter. The Hutus force Papa to kill Maman‚ which she convinces him that it was only solution. However‚ it wasn’t the best choice in his family’s situation. The Wizard and the Hutus arrive to ensure that Papa slays his Tutsi spouse‚ Maman. Papa murders her to please the crowd‚ “If you let any Tutsi live‚ you’re dead. And then they
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During a hopeless moment in the story‚ Irving states‚ “times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on” to show how much his wife affected his emotional well being (474). However‚ when he returned to the village after being gone for 20 years‚ he was told that his wife had died. Irving shows Rip’s change in character by stating‚ “[Rip] could go in and out whenever he pleased‚ without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was
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at home as well as in public. Women were supposed to fulfill certain roles‚ Such as a caring mother‚ a diligent homemaker‚ and an obedient wife. The perfect mother was supposed to stay home and nurture so society would accept them. A diligent housewife had dinner on the table precisely at the moment her husband arrived from work. A wife was a "good" wife only if she carried out her man’s every order and agreed with him on everything. In fact‚ even if she wanted to voice an opinion‚ he education
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with his wife Norma Jean and he is determined to build her a log cabin. However‚ things go wrong when Leroy realizes that his wife is slowly driving away from him. As the husband and wife switches gender role‚ Norma Jean becomes the breadwinner in the house; and Leroy unable to understand what Norma Jean wants‚ still stubbornly tries to build her a to a log cabin until the very end of the relationship when Norma Jean declares she wants to leave him. Leroy suddenly understands that his wife wants to
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7 October 2013 W131 Comparative Critique First Draft The roles each spouse play within their family and what the other partner is lacking are discussed in these articles. Edelman and Bartels express their displeasure concerning their partners and the chores they perform domestically. Wives have an image of what they want their home life to be like‚ but according to traditional American families‚ the gender roles of “nurturer’ and “provider” are fixed within everyone minds. Even with limitless
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