... it proves impossible to escape. For example, society expects Mrs. Mooney to be the passive spouse in a patriarchal household. Even though Mr. Mooney is repulsive, divorce is not an option. But Mrs. Mooney's failed marriage forces her to find a way to support herself and her two children, and she does so ... as a way to further themselves without morally accrediting the respect and acknowledgement they deserve as a person. I strongly feel it was despicable what Mrs. Mooney did. One can agree it is always wrong to treat another human being as a mere means and not as an end in his or her ow...

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• Grade Level: High School