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Holy Moses! What happened to the good old days where women took domestic science classes, were expected to get married right out of high school, and be housewives! Lol, anyways...I think this movie definitely captured how the lives of women began changing during and after the war. During the war, women had to step up to the plate and take charge. They began working outside the home and, as a result started becoming more independent. The movie shows the dynamic between this change. Fred's wife has clearly embraced her new found independence by getting her own job. Peggy also has a job working in the hospital. Although the movie shows how the roles of women were beginning to change, the old ways are still there. Peggy's mom is still the perfect housewife. Peggy is also groomed to become a housewife, which is evident in the class on domesticity that she took, and it is likely that she would give up her job as soon as she is married. Fred's wife reluctantly gives up her job at the night club once Fred comes back home. --Erin L. | Holy Moses! What happened to the good old days where women took domestic science classes, were expected to get married right out of high school, and be housewives! Lol, anyways...I think this movie definitely captured how the lives of women began changing during and after the war. During the war, women had to step up to the plate and take charge. They began working outside the home and, as a result started becoming more independent. The movie shows the dynamic between this change. Fred's wife has clearly embraced her new found independence by getting her own job. Peggy also has a job working in the hospital. Although the movie shows how the roles of women were beginning to change, the old ways are still there. Peggy's mom is still the perfect housewife. Peggy is also groomed to become a housewife, which is evident in the class on domesticity that she took, and it is likely that she would give up her job as soon as she is married. Fred's wife reluctantly gives up her job at the night club once Fred comes back home. --Erin L. | ||
| − | A scene that really epitomized how the armed forces had prepared soldiers to return home, was when Homer greets his family and Wilma, after he gets out of the cab. Watching the scene unfold, Fred comments,"You gotta hand it to the Navy, they really taught him how to use those hands." Al replies, "They couldn't train him to put them around his girl and stroke her hair." This scene is very symptomatic of the issues that soldiers face when they try to return to civilian life. They have been trained to be a efficient and lethal | + | A scene that really epitomized how the armed forces had prepared soldiers to return home, was when Homer greets his family and Wilma, after he gets out of the cab. Watching the scene unfold, Fred comments,"You gotta hand it to the Navy, they really taught him how to use those hands." Al replies, "They couldn't train him to put them around his girl and stroke her hair." This scene is very symptomatic of the issues that soldiers face when they try to return to civilian life. They have been trained to be a efficient and lethal weapons, to obey orders instantly and have experienced the death of many fellow servicemen. Trying to readjust to showing and receiving affection, could be very challenging. When Al returns to his family, he offers his wife a cigarette, forgetting that she doesn't smoke and he can't believe how much his family has changed in his absence. |
- Michael G. | - Michael G. | ||
