"On the other hand, it was unfortunate if a wife had to hold a job; on the other hand, it was considered far worse if the family was unable to purchase what were believed to be necessities for the home."
This quote greatly demonstrates the hardships and struggles of american families in the post WWII era. Families found themselves in the middle of a "tug-of-war" over what was important to them, their appearance in society or their general survival. This picture symbolizes what families were feeling during this time. They were concerned about their appearance of being weak with a wife working, however they knew that in-order to purchase critical goods they would need her to work so they could afford them. This picture demonstrates that no matter what, with either choice the family will not satisfy both demands.
Elaine Tyler May, Homeward Bound (Basic Books 1988) P. 149http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dg2010_bigrock2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/%3Fpaged%3D3&usg=__Fu8LmeoFM6R5vPW1DWz_97ogccA=&h=2186&w=2884&sz=1109&hl=en&start=56&zoom=1&tbnid=IddAC4b9pkdAZM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=185&ei=BL-UTcTrKonBtgemm7HeCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpulling%2Ba%2Brock%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D622%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1305&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=423&oei=ub6UTdarAsmXtweVkOGBDA&page=4&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:56&tx=111&ty=60&biw=1280&bih=622
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