Summary Of Arranged Marriage By Katie Chase

What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Some people believe in love at first sight, while others believe it takes time to love someone. In life having a companion is a very important factor. It’s hard to form a good relationship right when you meet that person. A marriage is a way for two people that are in love to show everyone, family and friends that they plan on being fully committed to one another for the rest of their lives. Typically marriages are left up to the two people that are getting married, but in special cases it is ultimately the parents’ decision. In the United States we have a general outlook on how life should be which when compared to another society can be completely different. In Katie Chase’s story Man and Wife an arranged marriage
These types of marriages do not need consent from the bride-to-be in order to take place. Though arranged marriages are not typical in the U.S, in this story it was normal, whereas arranged marriages are common in other countries- China, South Korea, Japan, and India. Katie Chase uses a pop culture references such as Barbie dolls to show that this story takes place in the United States. In many cultures where dating is not prevalent, arranged marriages perform a similar function, bringing together people who may have not met otherwise. In Man and Wife the arranged marriage was set up to benefit the parents of Mary
In the arranged world, they say marriage comes first and love later. Arranged marriages for the previous generations were arranged solely by the parents. The boy or girl probably wouldn’t even see each other before the wedding, depending on the parents. Arranged marriages are done all over the world, but were first introduced in the eastern countries. From data that was collected in 1989 from China found that, “The number of arranged marriages, in which parents have absolute control, has decreased” (Riley). Arranged marriages are not so prominent now how they were in the past. Arranged marriages now-a-days mainly takes place between wealthy families to keep high status within. Western countries, such as Canada and the United States of America, believe In a dating system that consists of seeing many different people to choose a compatible mate which they will marry in the future (Sharma). Arranged couples living here in the United States see that Western societal and cultural pressures differ from their homeland, which is why some won’t ask their children to accept an arranged marriage. In western society of course, arranged marriages are often looked down upon as being “Old fashioned” or out of date. With a number of traditional African cultures and Asian cultures, it is common for women to have their mates already selected for them by both the women’s and