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Taufan Joko Pamungkas 102120137 Class V D

A husband is a male lifetime partner in a marital relationship. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time. husbands are considered protectors of the household and their wives. As protector, the husband has various rights and obligations that he is expected to fulfill and thus is offered opportunities different to that of his wife or wives, not only in legal and economical affairs of the family but within the family as well. Cat in the Rain recounts the story of an American couple on vacation in Italy. The entirety of the storys action takes place in or around the couples hotel, which faces the sea as well as the "public garden and the war monument".Throughout the story it rains, leaving the couple trapped within their hotel room. As the American wife watches the rain, she sees a cat crouched under one of the dripping green tables. Feeling sorry for the cat that was trying to make herself so compact she would not be dripped on, the American wife decides to rescue "that kitty. But, To the general public, a Husband is to be leader, to be protector for hi wife. George, the protagonists husband, is aware of his duty to protect his wife. At the beginning of the story he offers to retrieve the cat, Ill do it, her husband offered from the bed, through the remainder of the story he tried to be a good husband, but his wife argued him by said No, Ill get it. The poor kitty out trying to keep dry under a table. George went on reading, lying propped up with the two pillows at the foot of the bed and said Dont get wet in order to make his wife stay healthy. When the American wife tells George what she wishes for her life, he responds in an assertive way, telling her to go "'shut up and get something to read. He is an assertive, it is better for wife to

stay at home. The wife is childish could be seen when she walks by the padrone, he made her feel "very small and at the same time really important. She had a momentary feeling of being of supreme importance." It is crucial to take note of this, since it is the only time in the story where she has any feeling of superiority. She did not aware that the padrone was the innkeeper , no wonder if he give a good service to every person who rent the room in that inn. It was important that women to understand the value of respect for men. You can imagine how frustrating it would be for man, who tried his best to care for his family, to be married to a woman who did not respect him. He desires his wife loyality this goes hand in hand with respect. There was nothing that will ruin a marriage than the idea that wife was not loyal. George just wanted to make his wife happy. George knows maybe kind of hard to swallow, but it is true. He is doing his best to take care of his wife and he sincerely tried to solve his wife in the best way he can.

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