Une veuve a deux taches dont les obligations se contredisent: elle est mere et doit exercer la puissance paternelle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A widow has contradictory duties: she is a mother and must exercise paternal authority.
- In plain terms
- A widow must act both as mother and father.
- What can you take from it?
- Women may need to assume multiple parental roles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do widows balance conflicting expectations?
- Is paternal authority still relevant?
Another view
It assumes all widows face the same expectations.
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