"I know so well what becomes of unmarried women who aren't prepared to occupy a position. I've seen such pitiful cases in the South - barely tolerated spinsters living upon the grudging patronage of sister's husband or brother's wife! - stuck away in some little mousetrap of a room - encouraged by one in-law to visit another - little birdlike women without any nest - eating the crust of humility all their life!... Is that the future that we've mapped out for ourselves? I swear it's the only alternative I can think of! [She pauses.] It isn't a very pleasant alternative, is it? [She pauses again.] Of course - some girls do marry." (2.34, Amanda). As Amanda sees it, love is not a key factor in marriage, because marriage is just a way to relieve your family of a burden. She pushes Laura to believe that without marriage, she is nothing and she will be stuck at home forever. Some lyrics from Nothing Without Love are, “I am nothing without love / I’m but a ship stuck in the sand / Some would say that I’m all alone / But I am, I'm nothing without love” these lyrics describe how Laura feels, being a ship stuck in the
"I know so well what becomes of unmarried women who aren't prepared to occupy a position. I've seen such pitiful cases in the South - barely tolerated spinsters living upon the grudging patronage of sister's husband or brother's wife! - stuck away in some little mousetrap of a room - encouraged by one in-law to visit another - little birdlike women without any nest - eating the crust of humility all their life!... Is that the future that we've mapped out for ourselves? I swear it's the only alternative I can think of! [She pauses.] It isn't a very pleasant alternative, is it? [She pauses again.] Of course - some girls do marry." (2.34, Amanda). As Amanda sees it, love is not a key factor in marriage, because marriage is just a way to relieve your family of a burden. She pushes Laura to believe that without marriage, she is nothing and she will be stuck at home forever. Some lyrics from Nothing Without Love are, “I am nothing without love / I’m but a ship stuck in the sand / Some would say that I’m all alone / But I am, I'm nothing without love” these lyrics describe how Laura feels, being a ship stuck in the