Mona Lisa Smile 2

During the 1950’s, there was a general sense of conformity. All of the women had the general goal of getting married and beginning a family while all of the men had the goal of providing a steady income for his wife and kids. When someone broke out of this conformity, it was frowned upon. During the movie, Betty made a decision that revokes a value from the 1950’s. She divorced her husband because he was cheating on her. This was a decision that most women would have never thought of even making. This revokes the values during the time period because it was different than anyone had ever done before. Women were beginning to come out of their shells and pursue a life for themselves. Divorce was becoming a larger statistic as the decade rolled on. Divorce was originally something that totally contradicted the family values of the 1950’s; however, today, it has become a common occurrence in everyday living.