E 315P Lecture 6: Brit Lit. Class Notes, 2/6/17
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Husband #5 - jenkins - clerk - smart, well read. She has acquired her knowledge through church/bible and experience. Virgin- whore dichotomy - women are either pure or not. She holds back on sex to manipulate her husbands. Problematic because she creates power struggle in marriage. Wife probably exaggerates - tone makes her sound prideful and powerful so maybe she thinks highly of herself. Uses sex as weapon, nags, plays hard to get. Always has a loophole/undercut to her argument - even if they are well constructed. Idea of men/women are biologically programmed - but culture doesn"t allow women to have power socially - so how does the wife get power. She uses natural means - sex, marriage, lies, and money. Her education is experience, his is authority. She can offer wealth and money - she chases jenkins - usually men chase her.
