![]() Following Jesus’s tradition of focusing on the principles behind rules rather than the rules themselves, Laura argues that love is what’s important, not marriage. Significantly, Laura frames her critique of marriage not in a progressive feminist light, but rather in a Christian one. Furthermore, Laura’s argument about marriage being an “outworn institution” that is more an economic transaction than a sacred bond foreshadows the feminist claims that became popular later in the 20th century. ![]() These days, many would argue that love is self-evidently more important than marriage. From a contemporary perspective, it may seem obvious that Laura’s argument is at least partly correct. When Iris confronts Laura about this in private, Laura replies with this quotation. Recently, Winifred has complained to Iris that Laura has been expressing outlandish ideas, such as saying that love is more important than marriage. ![]() Following the death of Norval, Laura has (reluctantly) been living with Richard, Winifred, and Iris in Toronto, where she has caused a great deal of trouble. ![]()
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