Comparitive - Ideal Femininity

Question 1

The Help

Answer 1

“tacky” / “too tight”
“she might be built like Marilyn, but she ain’t ready for no screen test”
“white trash” / “nice white ladies don’t go around barefoot”
“be a good wife”
“I want him to think I can do it on my own. I want him to think I’m… worth the trouble”
“how to cook and stuff”

Question 2

Plath - Poppies in October

Answer 2

“skirts”
“the woman in the ambulance”
“a gift, a love gift utterly unasked for”
“O my God, what am I”
“in a forest of frost”