Bread
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Charles G. Norris
(3,5 Sterne; 8 Bewertungen)
Bread by Charles G. Norris reads like a working class Great Gatsby with a tragic female main character. The author is said to have influenced F. Scott Fitzgerald. There is a kind of cadence to the writing, and arc to the story where this can be felt in both similarity and contrast. It follows the life of a woman from young adulthood to middle age between the years of 1905 to 1922 in New York City. She is a stenographer, has chosen the then taboo path of a “wage earner” as opposed to that of mother/wife/homemaker. The descriptions of the inner workings of a publishing house in a time when the printed word was still the apex of information technology are vivid. The social and domestic situations are touching and emotionally telling of how, however much things change, they also stay the same. The metaphor of “Bread” is quaintly heavy handed. “Dedicated to the working women of America”, Norris gives us the “straight dope” in this depiction of life in New York City in the early 20th century. - Summary by WildShimmeringPath (13 hr 24 min)
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A woman ahead of her time.
Jou Chen陳柔靜
(5 Sterne)
The story really touched me as I followed the life of a young woman who desired financial and emotional independence through work over a traditional marriage. It was heartbreaking to hear the injustice and female prejudice she had to suffer despite having excelled in a company both as a secretary and a manager. She hit the glass ceiling and lamented the uselessness of her and other women's efforts. In today's world, being a single, successful businesswoman would be respected, but in her time, marriage and family life seemed the only acceptable way of life. The ending is a shameful depiction of the state of society in transition as women shifted from mere housewives to working moms. Back then, it was simply inconceivable. Very well written and the reader did an exceptionally good job. Loved it all except the author's bitter complaint about women at work towards the end, her reaction and behavior in book 3 did not match her personality at all. It seemed forcefully manipulated to make marriage a necessity.
C
(1 Sterne)
don't be deceived- what appears to be an examination of the injustice of "kinder und kuchen" it is in fact an apologetic for it.