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In response to Taylor's question I think the cage is a metaphor for the house and bird is a metaphor for the wife to symbolize that the wife is "caged" in like a bird. At least that was how I was reading it. I also found something interesting, the farmer certainly doesn't seem to have a whole lot of respect for his wife but ELiza herself asks him if he wouldn't like to come home to someone with a "pleasant face" which also shows a lack of appreciation for the wife. It seems that she thinks a wife should be pretty and soft spoken while the man thinks that she should be helpful and strong on the farm. So I would say they both have a dated perception of a woman's place, with neither one being right.-Melissa Brokaw | In response to Taylor's question I think the cage is a metaphor for the house and bird is a metaphor for the wife to symbolize that the wife is "caged" in like a bird. At least that was how I was reading it. I also found something interesting, the farmer certainly doesn't seem to have a whole lot of respect for his wife but ELiza herself asks him if he wouldn't like to come home to someone with a "pleasant face" which also shows a lack of appreciation for the wife. It seems that she thinks a wife should be pretty and soft spoken while the man thinks that she should be helpful and strong on the farm. So I would say they both have a dated perception of a woman's place, with neither one being right.-Melissa Brokaw | ||
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| + | I feel like this particular interpretation of the view of a wife is an extreme. The farmer obviously views his wife as property and is only interested in how she could help him on the farm and around the house. However, I wonder if this is how all farmers are, or if he is an exception. It also makes me wonder if this is how all men at the time viewed their wives, or just farmers. - Courtney Newcomb | ||
== Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 == | == Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 == | ||
