The Denver Jewish news., 1922-12-20

because the children see them only at
their best. Mother comes from bank.
father from his law office. The par
cnt>s have all the pleasures of having
children and none of The duties, What
could be more ideal. Rosalie thinks
1t is an advantage that the children do
not see the parents in their off mo-
ments. but only when they are serene
Only ii was not forseen that such an
( cducatlon might produce smart. cold.
I,mresponsive opinionated. selfish chill
dren, with their Imagination stitled
their sense of right and wrong, of the
mystery and wonder of life under
mined. We are living in an age when
we shall take what we Ike I4ife
\ fault is never 10 be regarded as
! lrransgression of n commandment
fault is n weakness. an iInpprfection
When the children meet their parents
they must see them only at their best.
When child does NOT see n parents
worries, weaknesses. passions. fraili-
ties. they cannot learn TO sympathize,
to understand and to love 1t does
not hurt our children to see us in
our weaknesses. All that is necessary
is 10 impress them equally with our
strength. A child is not to think of
lis parent as an angel bur>as a hu-
nan being. They must see us when
we are human and thus we humnnize
them.
This regime and structure goes en-
there appear cracks in ii. Clouds over
shadow the horizon. In the first place
our heroine just before the birth of
her third child, Benji. groans at the
inequality of her life. She says,
Your work goes on precisely as if
nothing at all We're happening; mine
has to stand by Then too in debat
ing this question, her husband. Harry
occleve, says: Il have right to a
home" She replies. Harry, you have
and she replies. Its where we live"
Give yourself home. Give
the children Il home.' He answers Il
am n man. and to- this she says. Il
am n woman
Later an opportunity comes to her
to go to Singapore for he's bank: she
is to represent her bank in the ex-
treme ends of the earth. and leave
the children. Il don't like your as
tonishment," She answers. fWhpl
l,,.l ~ -, IN SinUu
pore to defend in a big murder ease
You would have gone But that is
different" he says Il can leave the
home. But When you take the home
as between n man and woman. there
nrc bound to be responsibilities which.
however much you share. cannot be
divided. The woman's are tlia-the
lomestieity.''
What are the man's?'
.To maintain the home
Il share in that"
well. grant you do I do not claim
10 share Che other
You are not asked to. Harry
NO. 'but Isosnle. I've the right TO
ask you to provide the other
"Oh. do not let us bring up rights"
what is mans home. \ mans home
is his wife, but she has to be there
with all the full force of her person
ality. "a ,,
Later on her husband says the
whole fabric of married life is based
on this domesticity; that it is estab-
Ished. Established" she says.
Nothing is established"
That is the cry of contemporary
thought in certain circles. But it is
wrong. Nature is established. We
can exploit her, and play with her.
but we cannot destroy her.
Later on we have this conversation
Harry says, DO you feel that every
thing's quite all right with the chill
dren." "They are not quite ike
ether children Later she agrees that
they are not RESPONSIVE, they are cold
they do not love.
Later she says. You intimate that
| sacrifice myself for the children i
Il will not sacrifice myself for the
children" Its why women are
so much more bitter than men. It's
what they've sacrificed"
am sorry that this woman says
women are more bitter than men.
do not think women are more bitter
>than men. They are different. They
have their own virtues and their own
vices.
This thing goes on. hut Mt last she
too begins to see signs. She comes
back TO the home. She gives up her
proud position. But it is too late. She