People in society have changed over the past hundred years,
             especially the relationships between men and women. Women have
             overcome many obstacles and fears throughout the years and have
             learned to become more independent. In the movie The Revolt of
             Mother, viewers get a taste of what the future holds for future
             relationships. This story is set in New England, at the turn of the
             nineteenth century, when women had a much clearer station in life. The
             underlying theme is Sarah's inner conflict between accepting her role as
             a submissive wife, the one that society wants her to be, and knowing how
             to handle the resentment from years of living as a subordinate to her
             husband. Each family member has a role, but this movie shows how the
             This story sympathizes with women. The story begins as another
             cellar is being dug across the field and Sarah does not know what is being
             built. She repeatedly asks her husband, who wants her to mind her own
             business, to go back to the house and to tend to women's' work, what is
             being built. She is dismissed by him and reminded of her station in life.
             A woman's role was to care for the children, cook, clean, and obey their
             husbands. The man in the household was the one who had all the
             responsibility to provide a decent home for his family, to provide them
             with food, and to teach his sons the same duties. Sarah retreats to the
             house where her daughter Nanny is. Sammy ignores the whole
             conversation. When Sarah asks Sammy if he knew anything about the
             barn, he does not offer any information. Eventually he admits that he
             has known about the plan for several months. Sammy has accepted his
             role as a man, meaning he feels he does not have to be accountable to his
             mother about the knowledge of men's affairs. Although women were
             sought to have a certain place in the household, Sarah began to revolt
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