This is an example of: mood linkage Mood linkage is psychological phenomenon that conveys how emotion that derive from one thing will also affect our emotions towards other thing. When Paula laughing herself off in the comedy club, her brain produced endorphins that elevated her mood for the rest of her day
It made them more important and independent people in society. This was good for them because they needed to act on their own while their husbands and sons were off fighting in a war.