A marriage trapped in recognition struggles escalates every quarrel into an existential duel

Evidence

Married life had become for them a series of scenes repeated over and over in which neither of them would give in, turning the least quarrel into a titanic duel between Man and Woman. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1309

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates Beauvoir’s core idea that gendered conflict within marriage refracts the broader Man/Woman ontological opposition.
• XREF: connects to: A wife denied recognition provokes conflict to force her partner’s continuing attention — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1308

Broader Connections

• A wife denied recognition provokes conflict to force her partner’s continuing attention #exemplifies (0.85) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1308