Topics for short response paper:
Please respond to *one* of the following questions in 1-2 pages (double spaced; approx. 300 words).
- Analyze the kitchen of Laura Petrie. What does it tell you about her life and about
what role women are supposed to play?
- Analyze how Rob Petrie is dressed. What does it tell you about his life as a husband? How
does his job compare to that of Ralph Kramden from The Honeymooners?
- Compare Laura's kitchen to that of Alice Kramden from The Honeymooners.
How are their lives different
and how are they similar?
(Or, compare Rob to Ralph.)
- Why is there a TV in the bedroom of the Petrie household? Consider the implications of
this.
Links to the episode on YouTube:
"The Sick Boy and the Sitter" (20 January 1961)
"Dear Sally Rogers" (23 February 1966); not available
Figure 1:
Laura Petry with husband Rob in their kitchen, from "The Sick Boy and the Sitter" (20 January 1961)
Figure 2:
Alice Kramden in her kitchen, from "TV or Not TV" (1 October 1955)
Figure 3:
Rob and Laura Petrie in their bedroom, from "Dear Sally Rogers" (23 February 1966)