War Bride.
noun
1. A woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime.
2. A woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country.
noun
1. A woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime.
2. A woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country.
The War Bride is looked upon as a foreign version of Rosie the Riveter. Rosie symbolized the hardships women in America went through when their husbands left to fight in World War II. The War Bride symbolizes the struggles that foreign women went through as they met their fiancées and husbands during battle. The soldiers would be stationed in towns, where they would date and soon marry the young females surrounding them. The men would then leave these women for battle and telling them that they would be reunited once more. After the war ended, the women were notified that they could start their journey to America if they wanted to. Most of the women took on the challenge of leaving their friends and family behind, the place they were familiar with, and heading towards a country they have never been to before. The War Bride became the idol of modern women. She seemed to be adventurous and not afraid of what was ahead of her. At the same time however, the War Brides were unaware of when they would able to take a trip back home. With this being said, the War Bride symbolized the new life that several women had to start in order to stay with the soldiers they had married.
Overtime, several people were impressed on the journeys War Brides were willing to take. Movie director Lyndon Chubbuck directed The War Bride in 2001. The War Bride took place during World War II, when Lily falls in love with a soldier named Charlie, who happens to be stationed in London. The two get married before Charlie is shipped off to fight elsewhere. After he leaves, Lily finds out she is pregnant and begins her journey to Canada to make a new family with Charlie. |