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? Use evidence from the McGee's epitaphs to support your conclusion.

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."