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what marital expectations are imposed on the characters in the story of an hour?

what marital expectations are imposed on the characters in the story of an hour?

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    Extreme social pressure were imposed upon women more than upon men, regarding marital expectations. Women were expected to take care of only her home and her family. They were denied all freedom once they get married as men take an authoritative will over their wives. Women were in constant search of finding themselves through regaining their lost freedom and to escape their toxic marriage and societal expectations.

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