1. Societal Roles as a Source of Conflict in The Lamp at Noon
It is the women, Ellen and Martha, who have knowledge enough to know these are foolish desires, but their position as a silent, nonjudgmental supporter to their husbands leaves their knowledge as valuable as the land they possess. ... It is in the second part of the story that we see the characters fall into their roles and Will describes his new wife as, "high-pitched and irritable" (54). ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate