Describes the separate sphere of men and women for the purposes of work and then explains how men and women have different personality traits naturally designed to accommodate the spheres. Furthermore, Goethe follows the tradition of pretending that these spheres have always existed. That pre-industrial revolution lives exactly like this separate sphere model. Goethe is also an example of an argument that many anti-feminist groups would unknowingly adopt later in American history, especially during the 1950s in a post-World War II country. Goethe firmly believes that women should stay at home and that “man, for this reason, [should] not be an object of complaint” (Goethe 1). For men to allow women to remain in the comforts of home to protect them. After all, it's a big, scary world
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