So, like a true WashU student let me share with you some random thoughts that popped into my head while trying to cram to finish a homework assignment.
I was researching the familial roles and relations of families in siglo 17 (the 17the century) in Spain...focusing on the roles of unwed daughters. During that time women were subjected to the hidden lines separating their private home lives from their public lives outside the safety and security of their homes. It was dangerous for unwed women to leave the house without a family member because outside the safety of ones house young unwed daughters are subject to the perils of having their virtues lost or rumors that they've done something uncouth which still loses them their public appearance of being virtuous.
Of course it is now 2010 and I do not live in Spain but what are the dangers of me venturing out into the world alone? I feel like that's about to occur. Yes, I've pretty much been on my own since graduating high school but not really? I don't think I'm nervous about what lies ahead, I do however have a strong and fervent fear of loneliness.
Had this been 17th century Spain, and if my parents had money I would already have been married off (hopefully) to a nice husband who provides a house and economic stability to maintain my security and social status. Nowadays marriage cannot guarantee that, however it can guarantee companionship, assuming you really know and love the person you choose to marry. The one thing that still remains the same is that the marriage of the originally unwed daughter makes the parents happy.
Sadly, I can't think of anything that would make my mother, or myself for that matter happier than if I were to get married sometime soon and have children. Is that weird? I obviously know that I'm not a bad daughter for not achieving these goals at this time in my life, however, what makes me a good daughter? I honestly don't know. But it's something to ponder and work on.
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