A Paradox: Written Through The Eyes of a Woman By The Mind of A Man: Issues of Patriarchy in Sinclair Ross's "As For Me and My House"

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During the time period that "As for Me and My House" was written, gender roles and expectations were fairly traditional- traditional in the sense that the women would perform domestic duties and men would be the primary source of income, the authoritarian, and look after work outside the home. At this time, there was no question of the masculinity of a man and the expected femininity of a woman. On the surface it would appear …

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