Downton Abbey is currently being shown on PBS that is about to start its sixth season. Season one began in 1912. The show is about an earl and his family. It is set during a time when social norms were very strict. Women worried about who their husbands would be. Men worried whether or not their wives would give them male heirs. The earl and his wife and three daughters, and no sons.
All of the daughters in this series fights social norms, some more than others. The first daughter, Mary Crawley, is head strong. With there only being three daughters and no sons, a pressure is placed upon Mary to marry the heir to her father’s fortune. This would have definitely been someone she was related to. Being headstrong, she was determined not to marry …show more content…
After having been jilted at the altar, Edith decided to take her life into her own hands. She was not going to let a man determine her happiness. A positioned was offered to her as a journalist. When she told her family, her father thought it was very inappropriate for a lady to have a profession. He strongly advised against it, but she ignored his wishes. When she became a journalist, she met a man. They entered into a sexual relationship. While he was in Germany, she found out that she was pregnant.
Edith fought performativity and gender norms. She was expected to marry a wealth men and have children. Instead, she took an occupation and gave herself sexual liberation. Just like Mary, her decisions could had the possibility of coming with dire consequences.
The last daughter, Sybil Crawley, was probably more daring than the other two sisters. During this time period, the issue of women’s right to vote was underway. Sybil was very enthusiastic about this. She would go to the protest and vote counts. When her father found about this, he was infuriated. A women should not have any political opinion. Again, the only thing that she should be worried about it finding a suitable husband to take care of her.
Sybil even challenged fashion. This was still a time when females still wore dresses that when down to the floor. Anything else was unacceptable. Sybil have a smock made that had pant legs. When she wore it to dinner, her family was very
All of the daughters in this series fights social norms, some more than others. The first daughter, Mary Crawley, is head strong. With there only being three daughters and no sons, a pressure is placed upon Mary to marry the heir to her father’s fortune. This would have definitely been someone she was related to. Being headstrong, she was determined not to marry …show more content…
After having been jilted at the altar, Edith decided to take her life into her own hands. She was not going to let a man determine her happiness. A positioned was offered to her as a journalist. When she told her family, her father thought it was very inappropriate for a lady to have a profession. He strongly advised against it, but she ignored his wishes. When she became a journalist, she met a man. They entered into a sexual relationship. While he was in Germany, she found out that she was pregnant.
Edith fought performativity and gender norms. She was expected to marry a wealth men and have children. Instead, she took an occupation and gave herself sexual liberation. Just like Mary, her decisions could had the possibility of coming with dire consequences.
The last daughter, Sybil Crawley, was probably more daring than the other two sisters. During this time period, the issue of women’s right to vote was underway. Sybil was very enthusiastic about this. She would go to the protest and vote counts. When her father found about this, he was infuriated. A women should not have any political opinion. Again, the only thing that she should be worried about it finding a suitable husband to take care of her.
Sybil even challenged fashion. This was still a time when females still wore dresses that when down to the floor. Anything else was unacceptable. Sybil have a smock made that had pant legs. When she wore it to dinner, her family was very