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This piece was particularly interesting. I think that Ruth Marshak gives insight into the life of women who felt the effects of the war on the homefront in a very different way than most women. She explains how she was relocated to New Mexico, which she initially thought was not a great place to live, but in the end, it was a positive experience for her. I think she reveals how the war really separated men and women during this time. Although Ruth's husband was not away at war, he was still involved in the war effort and she knew very little, if anything about his line of work. All she knew was that she had to pick up her life and move to a remote, secret location. She even comments how "The Tech Area was a great pit which swallowed our scientist husbands out of sight, almost out of our lives." (205) I think this is important because it shows how women, like herself, had to learn to adapt to a life without a [constant] husband. She is an example of a woman who was able to make the best of a wartime situation that she and many other women, did not prefer. -abratchi | This piece was particularly interesting. I think that Ruth Marshak gives insight into the life of women who felt the effects of the war on the homefront in a very different way than most women. She explains how she was relocated to New Mexico, which she initially thought was not a great place to live, but in the end, it was a positive experience for her. I think she reveals how the war really separated men and women during this time. Although Ruth's husband was not away at war, he was still involved in the war effort and she knew very little, if anything about his line of work. All she knew was that she had to pick up her life and move to a remote, secret location. She even comments how "The Tech Area was a great pit which swallowed our scientist husbands out of sight, almost out of our lives." (205) I think this is important because it shows how women, like herself, had to learn to adapt to a life without a [constant] husband. She is an example of a woman who was able to make the best of a wartime situation that she and many other women, did not prefer. -abratchi | ||
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| + | Could Marion be a representation of a “New Woman” for the forties? She is exuberantly adventurous in her letters, thrilling in flying and performing aerobatic stunts. Her use of phrases such as “smackers and much love” and “I sacheted over to Major McConnell’s office” displays quite a bit of sassiness. She also holds an appeal to the male aviators, and fully uses that to her advantage and has fun with it. There is also an independent streak in her, as it is clear she doesn’t like being told what to do, and so doesn’t want to get stuck doing clerical work. However, she still follows the expected path for a woman of her generation: she marries and focuses on raising her children. – Alice W. | ||
