During this era men took pride in controlling women, this pride was shown through Petruchio and the other husbands. Without their wives knowing they made a bet of whose wife would win the challenge with money on the line, but Kate is the only one who shows up. Upon Kate coming Petruchio boasts, “...I will win my wager better yet and show more sign of her obedience, her new-built virtue and obedience.” (5.2.116-118) “Show more sign of her obedience,” makes is appear that Petruchio is showcasing Kate as the most obedient among all the wives. Some may disagree and claim that Kate’s actions are an act of loyalty and that she isn’t just being obedient but trusts Petruchio’s intentions since she didn’t question his request.
She has what he does not, and what he wishes for above all. His reasoning for being in love with her is that "Her voice is full of money", that endless charm. This trait of her's, the sound of money, is what drew him to her, but it was not all. Jay Gatsby's desire for Daisy arises not only from her great wealth, but more importantly from her status. He became aware of "Daisy, gleaming like silver, safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor."
Doubtless one of the most physical feature is having a symmetrical facial structure. It shows that the biological parents have good set of genes. The said feature is also acceptable, approachable and honest, so people with good looks tend to have more friends and maintain their jobs (Knapton). Height greatly affects the impression of a women most of them prefer men taller than them.
Gatsby had a forbidden love named Daisy who was married, but this did not stop Gatsby from achieving what he wanted. He thrived off of his lust for her and her world of seduction that captivated him. Gatsby had a belief that he may win Daisy’s heart if he was able to possess wealth. He was “devoted to the obsessive pursuit of wealth”. In Fitzgerald’s writings, the parties thrown by Gatsby kept his sense of youthfulness as he was still prime enough to enjoy the extravagant lure of women, alcohol, and other youthful people as well.
Big Business. He 's charming, intelligent and filthy rich, but what he wants most is to find someone who will love him for what he is, not the package he offers. When Melody Harper looks in the mirror, she sees an overweight, unhappy woman. She shed the weight, but she hasn 't been able to shed her insecurities and self-loathing. Her greatest desire is to find a man who will accept her for all that she is.
Ladies kept on being utilized as a part of society just for the advantages of men—as little girls who could conceivably help the family through a favorable marriage, or as spouses who dealt with the home and created youngsters to chip away at the ranch or to bear on a family name. The conduct of ladies was additionally a vital sign of the societal position and notoriety of their families. Ladies ' sexuality, especially among the tip top, was exceedingly controlled to guarantee modesty before marriage and the authenticity of beneficiaries after. On the off chance that a lady was blamed for having an unsanctioned romance it could later be asserted that her youngster was not a honest to goodness beneficiary to a legacy, or to the position of
By his persistence and diligence, he has won enough prestige and friends for his family and him. Like most of families at that time, his family also loses tolerance, consideration and care, which lays a foundation for the failure of his family. It is simplicity and beauty in Carrie that attract Hurstwood deeply. But, actually Hurstwood just treats her as a toy also, just like what Drouet does.
This shows Opal Fisk’s greediness. Geneva Birdsong was a classy woman. “...and if there was anything hinting of elegance or class that Geneva Waverly Birdsong might possibly need or want, her husband would buy it.” (Carr 74).
Jane Austen’s “Pride and prejudice” is a romantic novel that was considered between relationships and love between individuals. The novel pointed out why marriage is important to the majority of women during the 19th century. Austen revealed to the readers that love in marriage does exist during that time period. For instance, Charlotte Lucas marries an arrogant man for security due to the pressures of society placed on women in Austen’s era. George Wickham, known in the entire novel as a dishonorable man, married Lydia to ensure financial profit to him -self and Lydia agreeing to marry him knowing his background, but still decides to marry him.
Did you ever see her? A smart, stilish girl they say, but not handsome. I remember her aunt very well…she married a very wealthy man” (Austen 184). Willoughby despite loving Marianne marries Miss Gray for her money because of his financial state. Instead of love, money becomes a determiner for the choice of marriage, making it a commodity rather than a
Bayardo being wealthy creates this sense of superiority where people thinks he’s “capable of doing everything, and doing it quite well” (Marquez 27). Bayardo machismo causes him to be arrogant to the point he doesn’t “even attempt to court Angela” because he’s so confident that she’ll marry him from his social stature. This goes both ways women wouldn’t want to marry a man “if he hadn’t done what a man should do,” demonstrating the pressure that is put on men to be strong and represent their family (Marquez 62). It’s also evident with the two Vicario brothers, Pedro and Pablo. The two brothers “were brought up to be men,” and because of machismo they have an overwhelming need to protect their family (Marquez 31).
Men depersonalised even their own wives in order for them to have felt justified to use them for personal benefits. One of the senators, a person of importance in society, says “Adieu brave Moor; use Desdemona well,” after Desdemona gained Brabantio’s permission to marry Othello. The word “use” shows that it would be customary to exploit and take advantage of women. Furthermore, after the marriage, Othello says “The purchase made… The profit’s yet to come.”
Partygoers in the 1920’s were the most reckless of them all. They would get drunk or high, they would also have flappers that would dance and the parties were usually huge. An example in the book about how reckless parties were in the 1920’s is at the first party Nick went to he saw “one of the girl in yellow was playing the piano and beside her stood a tall red haired young lady from a famous chorus ,engaged in the song. she had drunk a quality of champagne and during the….song she had decided that everything was very very sad… she was….singing and was weeping it”(55-56).This is a perfect example because she was drunk and was trying to sing but that didn’t really work that great. She and so many other people were like this at parties like
As a result of heartache and revenge due to Myrtle’s death, George Wilson is lead to killing Jay Gatsby. However, George happens to be oblivious to the affair between Tom and Myrtle. When George eventually discovers the love affair, he locked Myrtle inside of his office due to her sinful actions. Out of anger for her unfaithfulness to him, George yells at Myrtle, which causes her to run out into the street when she notices Tom’s vehicle driving towards the auto shop. “I took her to the window and I said ‘God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing.