A Beautiful Woman
Rudy’s biggest problem seems to be that he is stuck in the past. He is still living in a world where men call all of the shots and expect their women to obey. I strongly agree that this is a story about power, manipulation and control. Rudy seems to still strongly believe that he cannot really be a man or fulfill his role as a husband if he can’t control his wife the way he sees fit. This shows in everything he does, right down to naming the family dog. His beliefs are so obvious because he won’t even call their bird my its actual name because his wife chose the name. It seems that in order to control Arlene, he must make her feel like the lesser of the two, and they are nowhere near equal. He tries to make it clear to her that if she weren’t as beautiful as she is, she wouldn’t be this lucky. He makes it seem as if Arlene’s beauty is the only asset she has. He makes this very clear when he says, “Look what you have, darling…. Your beauty has gotten you so much.” I almost can’t stand his self-righteous attitude. He th
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Approximate Word count = 712
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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