Coventry Patmore believed his wife Emily was the perfect Victorian wife and wrote 'The Angel in the House' about her. Although it did not receive much attention when it was first published in 1854, it became increasingly popular throughout the rest of the nineteenth century and continued to be influential into the twentieth century. The Little House series reflects what Patmore originally wrote and firmly believed. The "Angel in the House" theme is introduced and woven throughout the series. It begins with Little House on the Big Woods and continues to reveal itself throughout Little House on the Prairie, thus giving audiences insight into nineteenth-century culture. Patmore wrote that “Man must be content; but pleasing him is pleasing the woman. This common nineteenth-century concept is revealed in this stanza. Women occupied one position in society, and it remained constant throughout the nineteenth century: to please the man. But, in The Little House series, he is a great example of the "Angel in the House". Mom is always there for dad. She realizes that he provides and she obeys. Mother, in The Little House in the Big Woods, had a plan for each week. .Washed on Monday, ironed on Tuesday, mended on Wednesday, churned on Thursday, cleaned on Friday and baked on Saturday. In addition to these jobs, Mom prepared food and took care of Dad and the children. There was no day that suited Ma's needs and desires. But he comes across as the stereotype...