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'Hobsons choice' 'chronicles a shift in the balance of power between the generations and the sexes' - show how this occurs in the course of the play.
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'Hobsons choice' is set in the 1880`s. The stereotypical view of that period was that men had more power compared to women. Whether it was a father or a husband they had a more powerful status. The women were seen as the weaker sex and second class citizens this is portrayed by Jim, " a woman's foolishness begins where a mans leave's off." Women had a very homely image also. Children of this period were to be seen and not heard and faded into the background and were punished for speaking out. In 'Hobsons choice' the typical family power are carried out by Hobson and other minor roles such as Jim who says, "its steel in a mans character that subdues the women." This is a sexist comment as Jim thinks of himself as a man of the house and deals with a manly job as a greengrocer. Hobson...
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