approved of it for the reason that Mrs. Marroner took charge of her life. She did give in to the feeling of jealousy and kick out pregnant Gerta. Instead she joined forces with her. Mrs. Marroner showed maturity by forgiving Gerta and taking responsibility of her and the baby. Mr. Marroner betrayal broke Mrs. Marroner in the beginning of the story. The reason why Mr. Maronner cheated on his wife with the girl who they took in as a servant and grew very fond of because she was like a daughter to them was due to Gerta’s social stature.
Society has come a long way from having unequal roles in marriage, economically and social. It wasn’t until 1920 that women were finally given the right to vote, six years prior the publication of Gilman’s work
Society has come a long way from having unequal roles in marriage, economically and social. It wasn’t until 1920 that women were finally given the right to vote, six years prior the publication of Gilman’s work