Kala sprinted through the jungle back to the treehouse. She quickly met her mother when nearing the treetop home. “Kala? What’s the hurry? Where’s Henry?”
“Oh you mean the chauvinist imbecile? He’s back at the waterfall to my knowledge,” she choked back the tears. Jane took Kala into her arms, doing her best to comfort the younger woman.
“Darling, what happened?” She stroked strands of hair out of her face.
“First he called me a ‘little jungle girl’, implying that I was ignorant. Then he said women are too busy with housework for legal squabbles. He then went on to say I was a bad hunter and women are only good in the kitchen and in bed. And then he informed me that I wasn’t meant to have a formal education.”
Jane huffed a puff of air. “I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong in being upset. I would’ve been just as angry. What you do need to understand is that that is the culture he was raised in. Women are seen as inferior to men in England, which is why many of my exploits are so legendary and well known. I broke through barriers that had previously been hardly questioned. I can’t promise that you’ll break through to him anytime soon, but you brought him out here because you saw something in him that you just couldn’t leave behind. I felt the …show more content…
Porter, I understand your concerns. I understood that she was much more educated than most English women. What I didn't realize is how active she is outside of the home with hunting and playing and such. That was what caught me off guard. I’m not accustomed to women, or anyone for that matter, swinging through the trees.”
“Dear, if you’re going to live here, you’d better get used to it. And that still doesn’t excuse the comments you made. That might be ok in England but I will not have it here. I have spent too long building her up for an ignorant man to tear her back down with a few comments.”
“Not to criticize your parenting, Mrs. Porter, but I'd say she's not very stable if a few comments can rip her
“Oh you mean the chauvinist imbecile? He’s back at the waterfall to my knowledge,” she choked back the tears. Jane took Kala into her arms, doing her best to comfort the younger woman.
“Darling, what happened?” She stroked strands of hair out of her face.
“First he called me a ‘little jungle girl’, implying that I was ignorant. Then he said women are too busy with housework for legal squabbles. He then went on to say I was a bad hunter and women are only good in the kitchen and in bed. And then he informed me that I wasn’t meant to have a formal education.”
Jane huffed a puff of air. “I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong in being upset. I would’ve been just as angry. What you do need to understand is that that is the culture he was raised in. Women are seen as inferior to men in England, which is why many of my exploits are so legendary and well known. I broke through barriers that had previously been hardly questioned. I can’t promise that you’ll break through to him anytime soon, but you brought him out here because you saw something in him that you just couldn’t leave behind. I felt the …show more content…
Porter, I understand your concerns. I understood that she was much more educated than most English women. What I didn't realize is how active she is outside of the home with hunting and playing and such. That was what caught me off guard. I’m not accustomed to women, or anyone for that matter, swinging through the trees.”
“Dear, if you’re going to live here, you’d better get used to it. And that still doesn’t excuse the comments you made. That might be ok in England but I will not have it here. I have spent too long building her up for an ignorant man to tear her back down with a few comments.”
“Not to criticize your parenting, Mrs. Porter, but I'd say she's not very stable if a few comments can rip her