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Norman Adulthood Analysis
Mrs. Grange imprisoned by her husband, gets a chance to speak up with a stranger Skeleton. Unfortunately he never prepares himself to save her from the situation. Mrs. Grange evidently facing a violent husband and Skeleton was not naïve to ignore the unpleasant relation of the couple. As a man he accommodates other man Grange by not interfering in his life, considering it a personal matter of husband and wife. Skeleton does not even think it a discrimination that husbands wants to keep his wife near to him forcefully, in fact he befriends with life savior Grange. Norman Grange and Skeleton although stranger but can understand each other better. Grange through his guest attitude at once realizes he was in conversation with his wife in his absence. …show more content…
Man has set the standard for this perseverance also; he wants a domestically active woman to take care the house. Woman is supposed to ornament herself to look beautiful, to get ready with makeup, beautiful feminine dress and innocent child like feminine looks works as fuel to drive man crazy. The woman who can handle domestic chores can win the title of a good wife. The woman who has skills to decorate herself well is able to attain man’s love and attention. By chance if a woman fulfills both requirements then for man she is really an “angle in the house” (Patmore 1). Such a notion does not work as accusation in androcentric system but it is idealistic form of woman which a man wants in his life. George, Grange, and Hans, wish to convert their women into such idealist prototypes. George does not feel happy with the public image of Eva and pretends as he is liberal husband in front of society. Grange wants his wife to remain at home and she should take interest in domestic chores. He brings her a gift of beautiful dressing table in the start of marriage in order to dress up and makeup like a model for him. Hans without any regression of his misdeed wants Annette to accept him as his breadwinner and she should take interest to deliver the …show more content…
The holy establishment has turned into a business by man to win the race of class and status. Money is a basic unit of trade, and woman is decreased to the level of material pursuit. Senator La Sueur turns into Minister, have a fifty year old wife whose business came in dowry. In the story “Episode” Fred loves a woman Gracie, girl of a rich family. He remains in love with her until and unless her parents do not disowned her from property. Although he leaves her by saying that he does not love her any more but hidden consequences are there. He is a money stealer and there is no doubt that he was after her wealth. As soon as he came to know about Gracie conflict with her parents, as a clever man he does not react at once. He reveals his decision only a few days before his freedom from jail. He does not care what Gracie will go through by his individual
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