especially the relationships between men and women. Women have

overcome many obstacles and fears throughout the years and have

learned to become more independent. In the movie The Revolt of

Mother, viewers get a taste of what the future holds for future

relationships. This story is set in New England, at the turn of the

nineteenth century, when women had a much clearer station in life. The

underlying theme is Sarah's inner conflict between accepting her role as

a submissive wife, the one that society wants her to be, and knowing how

to handle the resentment from years of living as a subordinate to her

husband. Each family member has a role, but this movie shows how the

This story sympathizes with women. The story begins as another

cellar is being dug across the field and Sarah does not know what is being

built. She repeatedly asks her husband, who wants her to mind her own

business, to go back to the house and to tend to women's' work, what is

being built. She is dismissed by him and reminded of her station in life.

a person is living in. Mother overcame her obstacle and obtained her

he does care about his wife, but his heart has hardened from difficult

along with men and women, need to be partners, not subordinates.

against those "rules". Sarah's revolt was the beginning of change in her

Upon hearing her own voice, Sarah claims the new barn for her home.

care of all of Adoniram's needs and desires. At this point, the audience

farm life and gender bias in a time when the lines of gender were more

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)