Women are seen as the ones who are in charge of raising the family, while men are responsible for maintaining financial security. Though progress is being made in this area, there are still barriers holding equality back. In the book House of Mirth, the main character, Lily Bart, struggles with all of these areas. As a women of the early 1900s Lily is very dependent on the idea that she needs a man to help her not only achieve financial security, but to also secure a place at the top of the social ladder. The text states, “Society is a revolving body which is apt to be judged according to its place in each man’s heaven” (39). This quotation explains that Lily and other women are being judge based on who they marry and how much money they have. These generations of women are forced to submit to a life of dependence to maintain social
Women are seen as the ones who are in charge of raising the family, while men are responsible for maintaining financial security. Though progress is being made in this area, there are still barriers holding equality back. In the book House of Mirth, the main character, Lily Bart, struggles with all of these areas. As a women of the early 1900s Lily is very dependent on the idea that she needs a man to help her not only achieve financial security, but to also secure a place at the top of the social ladder. The text states, “Society is a revolving body which is apt to be judged according to its place in each man’s heaven” (39). This quotation explains that Lily and other women are being judge based on who they marry and how much money they have. These generations of women are forced to submit to a life of dependence to maintain social