we have just finished another two stories at class. "Love in the corn husk" and "The corral"
the two authors of the stories are both women, i think they are describing on the women live on the 50's to 70's. just like on the two stories that we have finished last week, patriarchy is seen on the stories that male is more dominant on a family, well the women's status on the 19th century is more different than the women of the 20th century.
women in the 19th century actually don't do that much, example is women should stay at home and take care of the children and should serve her husband after work, while women in the 20th century is stronger, because they already work and takes care of the family at the same time. women now a days is like a super women, because they can multi-task which men don't do it often.
as for the story, for me it has conflicts like regrets, because first is from the "Love from the corn husk" Tinay saw the letter of the man who loved her on their past but she have nothing to do because she already had a husband and had a son and upcoming baby. while the second story which is "The corral" Pilar chooses on to be with although there is a man that love and adore her, but on how she acted she had no choice but to choose Mr. Perfecto, a principal of the school she teaches. it's like she's trap on a circled room that has two door and the first door was already locked because of her attitude and have no choice but to open the last door for her. but the last door is good for her because she has already a stable life if she chooses that door. just like that.
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reaction to your: "women in the 19th century actually don't do that much, example is women should stay at home and take care of the children"
if you think about it, that's actually doing so much. hindi biro ang maging housewife, full time mother, etc. i've seen countless women (including my mother) become slaves to it. it's just that that kin d of preoccupation has been "looked down" upon by many people.
for me, being a housewife is a very hard career that almost a lot man cannot handle it. In 19th century, yeah maybe thay should stay home unlike the man who always go out and do their works. For me its againts the rights of the women, they can't express their feeling because the guys look for the money to support the family but the ussualy the WOMAN who always control everything and try give the love and care for the whole family.
being a housewife is not easy. I am not a housewife but when I look at my mom, yeah it's been hard for her. The only way we can repay her is by obeying her and by MYMP. Hehe making my mama proud. hehehehe
"as for the story, for me it has conflicts like regrets"
yeah... regrets... because she don't have any choice,,, huhuhuhu... kaya nga itz so nice to be in todayz generation becasue we are free to make a choice^_^ kaya letz celebrate! cheers! joke^_^
tama si ma'am. masyado lang bumaba ang tingin ng tao sa pagiging housewife, especially being a mother, na nakakalungkot isipin na ganun na lang ang tingin ng mga tao during the 19th century. good thing ngayon, narealize na ng tao na kung wala ang isang ina, di natin mararating kung anong meron tayo at kung nasaan tayo ngayon.
I agree with Hydee and Miss D. Being a housewife is probably the most difficult job in the world. I don't think I can handle being one, that's why I believe it should be a proud thing to be a full time mother/housewife.
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