Fair to Look Upon
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A conversation about a cooking stove turns into a dispute over a wedding promise, sending a woman to her Bible with an argument to prove. Her intended husband expects obedience; she treats women's resistance as a source of pride. Mary Belle Freeley turns that quarrel into a series of comic retellings of biblical stories, beginning with Eve and continuing through women such as Rebekah and Ruth.
The narrator gives ancient scenes the manners and concerns of everyday courtship, household shopping and family rivalry. In her telling, Eve takes the initiative in Eden, while Hebrew midwives defy a king's commands and protect children. Mock solemnity, direct commentary and playful speculation shape the telling. Readers interested in biblical humor or arguments about authority within marriage can follow how Freeley uses familiar stories to question demands for obedience.
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- Mary Belle Freeley
- Pages
- 68
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Satire
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