¶ … Husband" is a story that focuses on marriage and finding someone. Mme. Carette is the mother to Marie and Berthe. While Berthe tries to seek independence, working an office job, Marie is simple-minded, hoping to marry. Their mother, Mme. Carette is the one who wants her to find someone all while wishing for someone for herself. In one way or another, they all find that marriage often takes center stage in a woman's life. Mme. Carette is a religious woman. Although she tries to hide parts of herself, she shows how much she wants a husband not just for her children, but for herself. On page 306, Mme. Carette explains how a husband can help her up the step of a streetcar and lay down the law to Berthe. These are things a daughter cannot do and therefore are reasons for Carette to want someone. Marie wants someone as well and Louis is that someone that could bring her the kind of company she desires. Page 308 mentions the potentiality of Marie becoming a servant to Louis' mother, but instead of crumpling her chin, she welcomed the idea of being with Louis and ignored any signs of potential problems. Berthe unlike her sister and mother did not necessarily want marriage in the traditional sense. Her constant cavorting with various married men like Mr. Macfarlane and his lewd poems (313) or Mr. Wright-Ashburton...
Berthe still unmarried and 24, has lesser prospects. Marie now with Louis, is forced to leave home. Mme. Carette, is a mother packing her daughter's suitcase so Marie could move in with Louis.
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