Lamb to the slaughter
Looking into the female character
of the story- Lamb to the Slaughter,
makes us thinking of how small women are- be adored, be dumped, be taken and be
trashed…It seem that there is nothing could be done about it! I am so thankful
that I live in this era where there is space for women to make decision on what
kind of life they want to lead to.
As seen in the story, one of the
important themes of this story is the position of women in the society which is
marginalized compare to men. This can be seen clearly when Patrick abundant
his pregnant wife. A wife who dependent to a husband can do nothing except to
hope that her husband may change mind. Women cannot stand alone not because
they are weak but the marginalization would not enable them to speak out, to
find work and to make a decision freely. Mary knows that she cannot change his
husband’s mind so she kills him. It is hard to take when a wife kills a husband
but it is also hard to accept when a man just leave a wife for someone else.
The good about this story is that
it can educate all the female to be independent in their life. Do not too much
dependent to a husband.
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