Duty of the man if the women must marry

“honor her as the weaker vessel, which surely means the delicate, appreciating care such as he would take of fine porcelain, in distinction from a common clay vessel…” Pg. 30

Sarah Josepha Hale not only emphasizes the woman as the weaker complement of the “ideal marriage”, but directly places the woman in the category of the husband’s property or object. In her piece she illustrates the image of the woman as appearing weak and fragile. This image is associated with the ideas of the woman to be delicate and easily shattered as mentioned in lecture. Therefore, implying the inability of woman to fully take care of herself and requesting dependence upon the man for strength.

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