Analysis Of Adultery By Steinbock

In the Short story “Adultery,” author Bonnie Steinbock presents a variety of interesting facts on how women wish their husbands would be faithful. With this being said, Steinbock goes on to talk about trust and deception—is it culturally okay to take part in adultery, and if so is it morally wrong? The author, also, mentions how in some open marriages couples that did not freely choose their partner are at risk of taking part in adultery. She also expressed her own view on the topic. The view that open marriages are not immoral, although they do not follow the ideal marriage value. Steinbock presents a lot of good information on the topic of adultery, similarly, her overall view is completely valid.

A point I would agree with is on traditional culture. Someone’s culture is dependent on whether or not certain ideas are accepted. An example the author used was the traditional Eskimo culture. In their culture, to show courtesy, they share their wife with the visitor; however, in other cultures this wouldn’t be justifiable. For example, here in California it is not traditionally acceptable for people to participate in adultery--even though many are capable of doing it. If one were to participate in any disloyal act then they would have to hide it and not be so open about it. Therefore,

Adultery can happen for many different reasons. With this being said, the way one was raised has a lot to do with the perception of other people’s view. For example, if one was raised in a family where they would see their father or mother cheating all the time, then eventually they might think it’s okay to be doing that; however, if someone comes from a family in which they are told that cheating is bad then the way they see adultery will be completely