d.Maria also fills the role of a traditional wife. After she and the Captain establish an intimate relationship, she aids and serves him in any way possible. This subservience of a woman to a man is one of the fundamental principles of the traditional wife. When the family is fleeing Austria, she dutifully obeys the Captain. Maria never questions the Captain's convictions and helps him in escaping the Nazi troops. She completely trusts his decisions and places her life and the lives of the children in his hands. The main women characters of The Sound of Music are illustrate the ideal of female servility in Western culture. The women are dutiful and submissive to the men surrounding them....
