Hi guys!!! I'm back! This is the third week of school, and I was actually quite busy up till now. Well... Except for the holidays. I was... hehehe... too busy playing! Well, anyway, we have been discussing the text "To Kill a Mockingbird" during English lesson for the past weeks. Today, we discussed about the term "Southern Belle".
A Southern Belle was expected to be elegant, demure, dainty, and many other values, one of which was having a flirtatious yet chaste demeanor. However, people had really high expectations of speech, appearance and actions of the "Southern Belles". Good grammar had to be used in any situation and there was to be no boasting or mockery. They could not be sarcastic or have any form of blacks' accents in their words. They could not participate in outdoor activities, they had to dress appropriately everywhere, even at home! There were special dresses for especially special events and above all, they had to look presentable at all times. They had to observe strict decorum in any case, and violence of any sort, even raising one's voice, was not allowed. They had to behave especially well on Sunday, which was sabbath, a kind of rest day for Christians.
Wow! Now, aren't girls and women of this age lucky to be unhindered by all the rules from the past! Write in to give your comments on these "rules".You may also follow me to know when I put up my next blog post!
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