<span>The iron is a symbolic representation and a mirror of the struggles of the narrator as a mother. Tillie Olsen, the author of the book became a young mother during the 1940s. This led to her shifting her dreams of becoming a writer into taking care and raising her four children. <span>
</span>The story was focused on the struggles of working-class women who wanted to balance their family life as well as provide for their families. Ironing people’s clothes was one of those home-bound activities that women can do back then while at the same time help them raise their children.
The iron is also a symbolic representation of motherhood, and that it can be a tiring but also a fulfilling task that a mother can do. The story talks about humbling experiences (i.e. being a working class woman) that can still lead to values that are life-affirming. The setting of the story was during the period of nuclear war and economic recession and what women have to go through to raise their families and portray themselves as mothers in a struggling environment. <span>
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Economy goes down, no job. Banks have no profit, no money. No money, no paid bills, and it all goes downward from there. Depends on the story, if he improved from this then he saw that during this great time he needed to change himself, and it motivated him to try harder, if he became sad and didn't improve, what was said up there explains why and how its affected him.
Her Dad gave that diary to her for one of her birthday's and she often wrote in it to express her hope as well as to document the experiences her, her family and friends had.
The Anglo-Spanish War, is what I’m assuming your asking about.
1585–1604 was when sporadic conflict between the lands of Spain and England that was never formally declared.
The war started by widely separated battles, and began with England's military expedition in 1585.
You can find the answer in public libraries since we’re also learning about the war.
