She yearns to earn her own keep, to work like a man', taking up copying work that she hides from her husband, deriving a guilty pleasure from defying some of the social expectations of females, which dictate that the husband is the master of the household, as well as the sole breadwinner. ... Nora's pampered lifestyle is at great odds with Mrs. ... As Tatiana from Eugene Onegin notes, without rank and riches', without moving in the grand monde', a woman is not a tempting plume' for a man to take. ...

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The fact that Louisa willingly released the hand Joe Dagget, who was undeniably husband material and considered a "catch" for any single woman, reinforces the point that she was rebelling against the norms and expectations of society. ... "(661) What is interesting is that Freeman describes death as something great which happened to Louisa. She is advocating for women's freedom through the death of her family, when Louisa comes to recognize the great path of independence, and becomes a strong symbol of the strength of a woman as she is able to thrive on her own. It is also worth noti...

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