Cain’s Mildred Pierce is the perfect example of how a woman’s aptitude to create her own life comes from her ability to have sex freely, and in fact, live her life freely. Mildred is the embodiment of a businesswoman, one who uses the men around her to raise herself to the top without any qualms. In the case of Mildred, however, maternal love overcomes sexual desire, causing Mildred to go back to the life that she always knew. Had Mildred perhaps been more accepting of the fact that Veda was not going to love her and continued her life of sexual and monetary freedom, she would have been a more powerful
Cain’s Mildred Pierce is the perfect example of how a woman’s aptitude to create her own life comes from her ability to have sex freely, and in fact, live her life freely. Mildred is the embodiment of a businesswoman, one who uses the men around her to raise herself to the top without any qualms. In the case of Mildred, however, maternal love overcomes sexual desire, causing Mildred to go back to the life that she always knew. Had Mildred perhaps been more accepting of the fact that Veda was not going to love her and continued her life of sexual and monetary freedom, she would have been a more powerful