Later on, Marian was out completing beer surveys for her job at Seymor Services; a market research company. When one particular interview was concluding the married interviewee voiced his opinion. He thought Marian A . . . ought to be at home with some big strong man . . . . @ (49) protecting her. Though the imposition of this cliche, Marian is again faced with the notion that she should settle down into marriage with a dominant male. This implants the thought that women are victims unless they have a *man= for protection. The most accessible way to achieve this is through marriage. In society women are thought to have something wrong with them if they are not married by a certain age. This makes women feel they must be married in order to unexclude themselves from society. Furthermore, the way the gentleman enforced A. . . at home . . . .@ (49) , reveals his personal opinion that women should be at home and not our working. The hierarchy at Marian=s work is such that A . . .on the floor above are the executives and the psychologists - referred to as the man upstairs.@ (13). As Marian is reflecting on her job, she realizes she A . . . couldn=t become one of the men upstairs.@ (14). The societal implication is that Marian cannot achieve the upper echelon of management, so why make the effort. Thus, she cannot achieve any status, so her efforts would be better served as a housewife, with a husband who would appreciate her. Joe describes his wife, Clara=s, unhappiness to Marian during Peter and Marians engagement party. Joe believes A . . . it=s harder for any women who=s been to university. She gets the idea she has a mind.@ (276) and that this was the route to Clara=s unhappiness. The implication that Joe makes is that his wife would be happier and more content at home if she had not gone to university to see what she would be missing. In university, Clara was given the opportunity to learn about the world and this would contribute to her displeasure of being at home.