But in reality, a male narrator gives some sense of understanding to the male audience and to society's understanding of the roles and responsibilities of men and women. women in a marriage. Just as men were expected to mow the grass, take out the trash, pay the bills, and maintain the household as a whole, women were expected to cook, clean, raise children, and be a loving and submissive wife to their husbands. The only requirement for this power exchange was to establish mutual love. In the Victorian era, love was enough for a man to take or change a woman's livelihood and