Women are caught in a double bind, marginalised in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.女性陷入了两难境地，如果她不为人妻为人母就会被社会边缘化，如果她为人妻为人母就会承受成为完美的妻子和母亲的巨大压力。The principal is caught in a double bind because whether she expels the student or lets him off, she still gets blamed.校长陷入了左右为难的境地，因为无论是把男孩开除还是对他从轻处理，她都会受到指责。