Is Rita an example of a traditional "good" woman? In what ways does she fit (or not fit into) a traditional gender role? The traditional "good" woman has many stereotypical characteristics. She doesn't talk to men first and doesn't ask them to dance but waits for them to approach her. Rushing into sex never happens. In fact, more than casual kissing on the first date is a rarity. If you want to get into the …showed first 75 words of 1112 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1112 total…that also occurred in Rita as well. While still staying partially in her gender defined role that was so prevalent in the beginning, she also has a transformation in the smaller sense that when she found what she believed to be her ideal mate, many of her reservations seemed no longer as strong. She went out of that strict characteristic of the "good" woman and took on those of the more of the "modern day".