Annotation # 11 This quote reveals how difficult it was to be a woman doctor back then when gender roles were sky high. Since it was rare for a woman to be the “head” of the home, it caused them to feel a great amount of pressure. A respected theme of the book must be “acceptance”, thus displaying how women doctors in the past generations longed to be accepted in the medical business.
Page 211 “We were married soon afterwards. Our daughter, Ann, was born two years later. I felt that I had come home at last. It took me a long time to accept that no one was going to rob me of my happiness.”
Annotation # 12 This passage may make the audience feel excited for Adeline when she finally finds a loving husband who is caring towards her and her son
Page 211 “We were married soon afterwards. Our daughter, Ann, was born two years later. I felt that I had come home at last. It took me a long time to accept that no one was going to rob me of my happiness.”
Annotation # 12 This passage may make the audience feel excited for Adeline when she finally finds a loving husband who is caring towards her and her son