Till Death Do Us Part

In A Journey of Her Peers I found Minnie to be one of the most interesting characters. It really opened my eyes to what being a wife was thought to be. When women became wives they gave up their last names and became someone else, that they never could have imagined. I believe that the person Minnie was before her marriage was a beautiful and outgoing you lady. Then once she became Mrs. Wright it all changes. She didn't realize the weight behind just giving up her name, it was more like giving up her life as she knew it. She now had new responsibilities and expectations from her new husband and even from spectators all around. I believe that this new lifestyle and the weight of becoming someone that she really wasn't and holding in her true personality and true bright colors made her crack under all the pressure of being a "good" housewife. These pressures and lifestyles led her to have pent up emotions and frustrations that burst open at the slightest crack. This is why I believe she ended up murdering Mr. Wright. She took herself out of the expectations and out of the vow. Over all I think that when a woman makes a vow to marry a man they are not just supposed to be a housekeeper, they are supposed to be supporting and caring while also having a balanced amount of work as the husband to keep the relationship healthy. It is hard for such a colorful person to conform to such a grey life.