Some felt that a woman’s place was in the kitchen or house and all they were supposed to do was cook, clean, and raise the family. These terrible views of women made it very difficult for them when they entered the workforce because many of the people who held these viewpoints became their bosses. Many women believed they should enter the workforce for two reasons. One was to help raise money and support the family and two was to help nurture the working class and enable them to get better conditions. A major problem women encountered when entering the workplace was harsh sexism.
Maxim de Winter hates his wife very much as she was a profligate woman. Rebecca had secret relationships with many other men including ger cousin. She threatened de Winter and forced him to accept the situation and promised to play as a perfect wife. When she was diagnosed as cancer, she cheated de Winter by saying that she had a child with her cousin and almost made de Winter kill her. She was finally died of an accident, but continued to bother him even after he had married the heroin.
Female slaves were refused to find a niche where they can feel comfortable. Comfort was an understatement to how these women were treated but women like Jacobs were able to tell it like it was. Slavery for females was a rough struggle and this narrative let’s people know how it really was during those
Turpin. She embodies traits that make her the “southern woman” she idolizes. Throughout her life, she has been struggling from the value systems she was raised knowing, to learning the culture of the current day. “The Grandmothers value system is founded upon Particular notions of aristocracy and heredity” (Owens). This meaning a specific class of higher ranked people cannot be continued through outward appearance but can be fixed in the blood.
During the 1930s women were also treated as second class citizens. Women were dependent upon men for economic support and in return were expected to stay within the home and watch over the children and complete the household chores. They were often were uneducated. Women still operated in whore houses as a type of service toward men. Considering all of these factors women were treated like objects during the 1930s.
When his wife became sick he began to get emotions for her. He committed adultery with Abigail against his wife. When Abigail stated "I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near..." She showed that she and John Proctor did have sexual relations. This flaw along with many others contributed to him being a tragic hero. The fact that John Proctor realized all of his mistakes was another reason why he can be considered a
Thus this was what she meant by not even the perfume of Arabia can cover up her guilty sin. Another example would be when Lady Macbeth says “Was your hands, put on your night-gown, looking not so pale: I tell you yet again, Banquo’s buried. (5, 1; 52). Considering the fact that Banquo is dead, and she was the one who influenced her husband to do all those bad deeds, in the end it caused her to relive this scene to show how cruel she was in the past. Thus it is shown that guilt can cause one to lose there inner conscience.
He pressured her into drinking the concoction out of desperation. Lord Capulet wanted the best for Juliet but ended up playing a role in her death along with several others as well. Hasty decisions and poor choices resulted in a tragic ending. Romeo, Friar Lawrence, and Lord Capulet all played a major role in the deaths throughout the story. They contributed in a domino effect where one wrong decision results in a chain of
This is right after she hears from the Nurse that Romeo was the one who killed Tybalt. Her initial shock at Tybalt’s death gives way to her intense feeling of love for Romeo. She feels betrayed and doubts Romeo, perhaps wondering if Romeo only got close to her so that he could kill Tybalt.
She is Tom’s victim for pleasure. Myrtle has an affair with Tom because he is masculine and handsome. Tom takes advantage of her and abuses her. For example, Tom and Myrtle are fighting about Daisy and Tom breaks her nose. Myrtle also becomes a victim in her own death.