Discussion Questions:
          1)The roles of women in the 1950s were very limited. Women's roles were in the house. They belonged in the house cleaning, cooking, sewing, comforting children, and caring for their husbands. The women were supposes to have dinner on the table by five o'clock so her husband could eat when he go home. All these things were normal for women but as the time went by things began to change. Now a days women don't really care about things the same as they did in the 1950s. Women still cook and clean but now they also can get a real education. They can work and have a real life unlike the women in the 1950s. The biggest thing was that divorce is a lot more common now than it was then. Women now actually stand up for themselves and say I've had enough. 

         2)Betty reacted the way she did because it wasn't common for a women to keep on studying after getting married. Betty also was a little jealous that Joan was going farther with her life. She was going to be more successful. If I were Betty I wouldn't react the same. I would be extremely happy for my friend who would have this great opportunity. I would congratulate her and help her with what ever she needed. I would maybe be jealous but that's it. I wouldn't try to destroy her hopes and dreams.