Question

Benjamin Franklin said, "Be assured, a Woman's Power, as well as Happiness, has no other Foundation but her Husband's Esteem and Love."

Based on her epitaph, how would Mrs. McGee from Spoon River Anthology have responded to Franklin's idea?

Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "We cannot immediately judge a person's character by their actions and it does not reveal who they are. We get the sense that they put on a show of proper behavior, while feeling true, unpopular feelings only on the inside. Mrs. Mallard's response to the news of Mr. Mallard's death simultaneously proves how different she is from other women and yet how she seems to truly, honestly mourn her husband

Answer 2

She would have said the following :

I only have accusations for my husband as he stole my youth, to begin with.Mr Franklin you think my power as a woman is to give love to my husband...a husband who looks down on me, who uses and abuses of his power over my body and mind.He does not give, he takes from me.All I was I am not any longerso please stop saying women have a power.We are powerless, we cannot choose our fate .We cannot decide , we are humiliated and made unhappy.You have no idea what it is like to be a woman.