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male-female relationships

Since the 19th century, the conception of male-female relationships and marriage has evolved, but not necessarily, as many would consider, in the right direction. The divorce rate has soared in this day and age, and continues to climb at an alarming rate. In previous centuries, the term “divorce” was practically unheard of. Strong morals and religious beliefs preserved marriages, despite the couple’s disagreements. Kate Chopin, born in 1851, was a women’s rights activist who expresses her view on this topic in her work, “The Story of an Hour.” In this story, she emphasizes the inferiority that wives had to endure during the 19th century, as well as their, “need for independence and capacity for passion.” (Walker) Ernest Hemingway is another author who depicts the hardships encountered during marriage in his work, “Cat in the Rain.” In this story, he focuses on the characteristics of a lack luster marriage, gone bad. Although these authors and their works are...

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