The author uses strong words to speak to women; one specific phrase the father used that truly depicted a wife’s role was “sort of happy slave”. Comparing the role of a wife as a slave would definitely enlighten the reader on how women are perceived when taking on the position as wife and mother. They would often spend the entire day working at the home and with the children without complaint. If women did complain or rejected this role they were considered inadequate as a mother, wife, and as a woman. This was often the attitude towards women who chose not to accept her role as wife and mother. They were constantly measured by their ability to fulfill the conventional image of what a women should be during the
The author uses strong words to speak to women; one specific phrase the father used that truly depicted a wife’s role was “sort of happy slave”. Comparing the role of a wife as a slave would definitely enlighten the reader on how women are perceived when taking on the position as wife and mother. They would often spend the entire day working at the home and with the children without complaint. If women did complain or rejected this role they were considered inadequate as a mother, wife, and as a woman. This was often the attitude towards women who chose not to accept her role as wife and mother. They were constantly measured by their ability to fulfill the conventional image of what a women should be during the