Marriage Flashcards
Women subserviant
‘Catch!’ ‘What?” ‘Meat!’
Napoleonic Code
‘Under the Napoleonic code - a man has to take interest in his wife’s affairs’.
Man is King
“Remember what Huey Long said - Every man is a King! And I am the King around here!”
old maid
‘Married? No, no. I’m an old maid school-teacher!’
Domestic abuse (offstage)
“Stanley gives a loud whack (onomatopoeia) of his hand on her thigh (pornification)”.
‘There is the sound of a blow.’
Love - light
‘turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow.’
Innocent love x2
‘two blue candles lighted in a white cake’
‘burn out in little boys’ and girls’ eyes.’
Pregnancy - Stella dependent
‘Supporting her with his arm’.
Unclean woman
‘You’re not clean enough to bring in the house with my mother.’