question 3

In the article “A Law More Nice Than Just,” Fannie Fern writes about how she thinks it is wrong that woman are not allowed to wear pants, she shows this in the way she puts a humorous spin on this situation. She believes it to be liberating to have the joy to wear pants. It is actually illegal to wear pants if you are a woman. She thinks this law is ridiculous, and an awful law. She knows that if she goes around in pants there will be people shocked by it. She says that even if people do talk about it then they should go ahead because she does not care. She talks about how awful it is after a few days of rain to go out with a large petticoat on. She puts a twist of humor on the story when she goes and puts on her husband’s suit. She then realizes that her husband’s clothing does not fit as she thought it would. She put on the suit that was too big for her and finishes the outfit with a hat to cover her hair up with. As she walks down the street she realizes that by dressing this way she cannot be helped in the same way she is use to. For instance she starts to hold the hand of her husband which I am sure looked a little strange for that time since two men would be holding each other’s hand. Also her husband cannot help her over all the puddles on the ground since she has to act masculine. I can only imagine what all of this looked like, I am sure it was a sight to see. Under all the humor that she uses to make this story funny she wants the reader of her article to understand that woman and just as good as men were. Her husband thinks she is completely absurd for her to dress like this but he does not stop her. She makes a serious issue into something that is intensely funny.