Marriages and how they
stand today have made a very large impact in the marriage society. With half of all of marriages in the United
States ending in divorce, it is not surprising that many people do not take
marriage seriously or see it as a top priority and positive step in life. Most problems that affect marriages today
have a lot to do with money, independence, habits, and communication. Though arranged marriages are not common in
the US today like Hogarth’s series show, actually arranging how a marriage will
work out is very popular these days. Many
couples will decide to experiment how their marriage will work out by living
together first. Many have lawyers and
plans ready so if they decide marriage isn’t worth it, they will have a fair
share what of “what’s mine and what’s yours.”
Another problem we see
is financial stability. Though people
still marry for money and wealth, there are a lot of very successful men and
women who are independent and can rely on themselves for financial stability,
many of a mindset that they do not need anyone else when they have a nice
place, a nice job, and make enough money to provide for just them, so why share
or change that? I think if I were to
come up with a series to represent today’s marriages, it would be a little similar
to Hogarth’s, just with different circumstances. I would start with a couple who is preparing
to “experiment” living together before getting married sitting down with their
attorneys, making a plan and deciding how to split things if their living
situation doesn’t work out. I would then
show the two in their home together, looking satisfied and content. The next picture would probably be them
becoming aggravated or no longer interested in each other, maybe a fight
happens because of unfaithfulness or financial problem, and last, I would show
them moving on and going their separate ways.
I think this relates to
Hogarth’s in the way of the somewhat “corrupt” marriage, it is arranged, just
in a more modern way. Something happens
where they become distanced from their partner because of an affair or other
disagreement and then move on with their lives.
Because Hogarth’s shows murder and a marriage based off money, today’s
marriage would not be able to relate to it.
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