Jane Doe's Essay I Wish They D Do It Right

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In the essay “I Wish They’d Do It Right”, Doe’s son does not believe in the concept of marriage; instead, he wants to cohabitate with his current girlfriend. However, the author, Jane Doe, argued alongside her son that “living together out of wedlock can be economically impractical as well as socially awkward” (222) after her son and his girlfriend finally had a child. Doe believed it is socially awkward because she had trouble introducing her son’s girlfriend to her friends and family. Likewise, she continued to argue with her son that there are some consequences to consider if he is to cohabitate with his girlfriend. The economic disadvantages of cohabitation can be particularly living in a much more expensive house without their marriage …show more content…

In the essay, “I Wish They’d Do It Right” Doe had a talk with her son after his first born child. She believed that it is more beneficial to be married with his girlfriend instead of cohabitating together. She dealt with this situation by discussing it with him as she stated, “when my grandson was two weeks old, I dared to question their intentions” (222). After she asked the question, her son said he did not believe in marriage and Doe did not fight it with him. She knows that he wants to be independent and cannot force him to marry his girlfriend as she just hopes one day he will finally decide to get a marriage document. However, in the play by Shaw, when Vivie asked her mother about her profession and her father. Later, Mrs. Warren tells Vivie that she is not sure if she should tell her about the two topics. She believed that it was better for Vivie if she did not know about her father and her profession. After a while, Mrs. Warren finally decides to tell Vivie about her profession and it did not go as what Mrs. Warren planned. Vivie stated, "my work is not your work, and my way is not your way. We must part. It will not make much difference to us: instead of meeting one another for perhaps a few months in twenty years, we shall never meet: that’s all" (102). Vivie then decides that in order to become independent she must not depends on her mother’s income. She believed that she must cut ties with her mother to pursue her education and career. These two essays took two different approach in trying to do what is best for their children. In the essay, the mother decides to actually tell his son what she should do. On the other hand, Mrs. Warren knew it must be kept as a secret for their relationship to be healthy; however, when she told Vivie, it backfired on

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