Wilkins Freeman's story, "A New England Nun.... 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. ... This foreshadows how Louisa chooses the path of independence at the end of the story where "serenity and placid narrowness had become to her as the birthright herself."(661) What is interesting is that Freeman describes death as something great which happened to Louisa. ... Freeman develops g...

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There is always the cases of infidelity, spousal abuse and substance abuse, and financial burdens that put great strain on marriages. ... From the exchange theory perspective, marital problems such as those financial ones can put great strain on marriage and decrease rewards by promoting negative attraction. ... In addition the psycho-sociological impact of parental divorce, it must also be noted that there has been a great amount of focus on identifying personality traits that increase divorce and their genetic basis and their heritability (Teachman, 2002). ... The Isolates is the story of Di...

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