Laura Brown The Hours Analysis

In the past centuries, marriage has been considered the union of two people out of love. That two people have to love one another to be married to one another. Marriage is a legally accepted relationship between two people as husband and wife for a lifetime. Marriage is a promise to support one another no matter what comes their way. Marriage is a commitment. Marriage is a mutual partnership. Marriage is not always out of love.
Laura Brown from The Hours lives the perfect life, with a kind husband and a loving son. Yet, she is unhappy. She is in a marriage that became a compromise for her. She unwillingly sticks to her marriage, suffocated. The constant questioning of what her life has become gives a sense of regret and the want to live a different life. Marriage requires compromise, but it is not based on …show more content…
Being able to accept the relationship is a huge part of marriage, which although she did try to, she could never do. In India, couples are considered to be already created by god and that if two people are destined to be together, they are bound to get married. Laura is suffocated in this marriage because she is unwilling to truly accept her life as a wife and as a mother. She was destined to get married, but she feels like she deserves better in her life, not just being a housewife. Marriage is a step to make two individuals become one, not to make two people become one and then divorce. Marriage is not about divorce.
In Islam, nikah (marriage) is considered a beautiful union between a man and woman that takes place with family and friends and with witnesses. Muslims marry each other in the name of Allah and promise to stay loyal to each other. Divorce is