The Trophy Husband

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Editha meets her fiancé under rather boring and lackluster circumstances. Her fiancé, George Gearson was simply a male friend and in a moment that she could not take back, she had accepted his proposal of marriage, “George Gearson had simply asked her for her love…, and she gave her love to him, without, as it were thinking (258).” Editha is seeking her knight in shining armor. She wants to experience the “high” of being with a man who could “do something worthy to have won her (259).” This woman, not satisfied with the state of her relationship chooses to change it. A war is taking place and Editha sets into motion a plan of action that will have George be an active participant in it. This paper will attempt to illustrate the persuasive techniques of an idealistic woman in her quest for the “trophy husband”.
Throughout history men have lived and died for their religious beliefs. Wars have been won and battles have been lost in the name of higher deities. Both men and women have taken up the sword in the name of a higher power. From the Crusades to the recent tragedy in New York, strong and charismatic leaders have taken men and filled them with religious fervor in order to get them to do what they believe is right. Editha attempts to fill George with this type of religious zeal. George is solemn and depressed about the war (258). He also has an antiwar mentality and declares, “But war! Is it glorious to break the peace of the world? (259).” Editha seeks to change George’s views on war by bringing into question his loyalty to God. Editha would like George to fight in this war and assumes the role of a charismatic religious leader and attempts to alter George’s beliefs about the war. Editha tries to convince George that the war is part of God’s master plan. Editha informs!
George “that it wouldn’t have come to this, if it hadn’t been in the order of Providence (259).” She tells G...