By God! It makes me angry! Day and night, hour after hour, through tide and time, working or playing, alone or with company, I’ve worked to get her a fine match. Now, I’ve gotten her a noble gentleman, who’s good-looking, young, well-educated, and honorable, who’s the man of any girl’s dreams. And this wretched, crying fool, like a whining puppet, responds to this good fortune by answering, “I won’t marry. I can’t love. I’m too young. Forgive me. (186-193)"
Social expectations
marriage: women should marry "noble", "good looking", "young", "well-educated", "honorable" men
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"whipping puppet" underscores the tender, vulnerable, sentimental nature of women as negative connotation
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