Demands Of Modern Society

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Ms. Terry Martin Hekker wrote two opinion essays one called “The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood” and the other “paradise lost.” The first essay is a very interesting and informative on what life was like when living in the shoes of housewife. Basically, she defends the premise of being housewife. She talks about the great pleasure and sense of fulfillment that being a housewife provides. The author also discusses during the article that it is shameful to be a housewife, there are false views about the role of housewife’s and the benefits that can be gained are unknown. It seems like, an occupation of housewives are acceptable by women but, are unacceptable by the society. She also said, housewives are seen as parasites living off their husbands. Moreover, their children’s or husbands are hesitating to tell others that their mother s or wife’s are housewives. Even though, housewives benefited their families in numerous ways, they work hard just as any other women do, who held a different occupation. Hekker was unable to understand why women want to leave the home to make money instead of raising their children. In her second essay “Paradise Lost” Hekker talked about, how her life changed when she served with a divorce papers by her husband on their 40th wedding anniversary. At the age of sixty-seven, hekker wasn’t prepared for or expecting a divorce. She was always faithful, caring, and loving wife. Furthermore, she had devoted herself to her husband and children. She had no way of supporting herself and was left with basically nothing when her husband left her. Finally, author realized her mistake, being a housewife. Ms. Hekker realized that housewife is an anachronism. In fact she wrote, “It becomes evident that where traditional marriage through the centuries had been a partnership based on mutual dependency, modern marriage demands greater
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