Discuss how the story "marriage is a private affair" illustrated gender roles and the generational differences that arise because of varying ideas of gender roles.

In the story, "Marriage is a Private Affair", the children are trained to follow the dictates of their parents to the extent that their parents choose their partners. The couple will not have a say on who they want to marry as long as their parents reached an agreement.

The females are trained to become housewives while males are trained to become providers. For the older generation, marriage is like a business transaction wherein both families will benefit from the union. The newer generation, on the other hand, prefer to marry the person they choose for themselves regardless if their parents approve or not. Though they respect their parents' wishes, it does not mean that they will follow it to the detriment of their own happiness.