Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Gathering of Pearls" Study Guide Questions - Ch. 1

Chapter 1

1. Sookan describes women in the U.S. as having much more freedom than she was accustomed to in Korea. Google “U.S. women’s roles 1950s” and read a little about the lives of women in this time period (remember that she mostly interacts with educated women who come from wealthy families). What were their lives like? In 3-5 sentences, describe what you found out.


In the 1950s, the life of a woman in the U.S. was focused on marriage and family. Some girls went to college, but mostly to find a husband. Girls were expected to get married, just after high school or college. The ideal life for a woman was to be a Mom and to stay at home with the children.

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