In my opinion Si-eun is the epitome of the “good wife” because she is a selfless, sacrificial, self-neglecting…
I'm not interested in a back and forth argument with a stranger about my review on here. If you think you can do a better job, go ahead and write a review of your own as other people on here have.
Clearly my review has raised a few points which touched a nerve with you, I suggest you discuss it with people who give a damn about your opinion. I have better things to do with my time than engage in a bad faith argument with regurgitated talking points with a stranger.
Anyone who tries to argue that "women are also more likely to be excused for physical violence than men" in response to a statement that" men are rarely held to account, as a group or as individuals, for their inconsiderate and selfish behaviour" towards women isn't worth engaging with in my books.
The oldest wife was not epitome of the "good wife". What she "lacked" was shown early in the drama when she refused…
In my opinion Si-eun is the epitome of the “good wife” because she is a selfless, sacrificial, self-neglecting caregiver. Good isn’t a synonym for perfect or exceptional. I didn’t interpret her refusal to have sex in a hotel as an indication that she was “lacking” something but rather a sign of prudishness. She was receptive to the suggestions of her colleagues to do something about her non-existent sex life (sexless marriages are not uncommon, although it often comes at a cost) so maybe her husband’s desire to be sexually adventurous would have been reciprocated if it was discussed beforehand.
I didn’t see Pi-young as the perfect wife. Among the three wives, it’s likely that she’s heading for the biggest shock of all when her husband’s cheating is revealed. You write that “what she was really mad about was that her mother let her hatred for the father result in Pi-Young not allowed to have a relationship with her father.” Your opinion doesn’t negate my analysis of their relationship. Pi-young clearly states that “her mother’s inability to forgive her father after he had an affair is what killed him.” So her father’s affair is the catalyst for the disintegration of her parent’s marriage and subsequent animus between the pair which deprives her of a relationship with her father.
Saying “unlike men who succeed in identities that they define for themselves, women often try to succeed in identities defined for them by society” doesn’t mean men aren’t impacted by patriarchal norms. It means that patriarchy as a system allows men more freedom and power. While cheating might not be a gender neutral issue, when it’s done by men it’s largely seen as a private matter. It’s a fact that men are rarely held to account, as a group or as individuals, for their inconsiderate and selfish behaviour. It’s far more common that they’re excused and protected. This is the function of patriarchy.
Clearly my review has raised a few points which touched a nerve with you, I suggest you discuss it with people who give a damn about your opinion. I have better things to do with my time than engage in a bad faith argument with regurgitated talking points with a stranger.
Anyone who tries to argue that "women are also more likely to be excused for physical violence than men" in response to a statement that" men are rarely held to account, as a group or as individuals, for their inconsiderate and selfish behaviour" towards women isn't worth engaging with in my books.
I didn’t see Pi-young as the perfect wife. Among the three wives, it’s likely that she’s heading for the biggest shock of all when her husband’s cheating is revealed. You write that “what she was really mad about was that her mother let her hatred for the father result in Pi-Young not allowed to have a relationship with her father.” Your opinion doesn’t negate my analysis of their relationship. Pi-young clearly states that “her mother’s inability to forgive her father after he had an affair is what killed him.” So her father’s affair is the catalyst for the disintegration of her parent’s marriage and subsequent animus between the pair which deprives her of a relationship with her father.
Saying “unlike men who succeed in identities that they define for themselves, women often try to succeed in identities defined for them by society” doesn’t mean men aren’t impacted by patriarchal norms. It means that patriarchy as a system allows men more freedom and power. While cheating might not be a gender neutral issue, when it’s done by men it’s largely seen as a private matter. It’s a fact that men are rarely held to account, as a group or as individuals, for their inconsiderate and selfish behaviour. It’s far more common that they’re excused and protected. This is the function of patriarchy.