Blog #3

"The wife" brings out important values and morals in American society. Marriage is seen as a sacred bond between two people. When Leslie in the short story is faced with the problem of living in poverty, he is traumatized with the thought of telling his wife about his problem. He is afraid that his wife will leave him and become unhappy with him when he bears her with the bad news. Women are seen as delicate, sensitive people, that can easily replace a man with greater status and wealth. But as we find out, the couple lives in poverty together regardless of money and are still happy.