Domestic workers

In the movie we watched in discussion, Douana was treated as a maid who would cook and clean when she originally thought she would take care of the children. Her employer was not honest with what her responsibilities would entail; yet, she was supposed to go along with it anyway and not complain. The owner of the house mostly bossed her around, and did not treat her with much respect. She even openly watched one of her guests kiss Douana without Douana’s permission. She did not stop the action when it was inappropriate. Once again, Douana was expected to go along with it. Douana came to France with the expectation that she would be able to see the country, go outside and experience the outside world, but she is trapped inside the house. She is not allowed to leave. She seems to be bound to another’s household just because she works there, which does not seem right. It is situations like these that show how people treat domestic workers. They treat them as if they are lesser, which is completely unfair because they are people just like anyone else.