There are many themes that one could play into here. One of these themes are women and femininity. While they couldn't live without the women they couldn't stand to live with them. They viewed it as just about impossible. In the time that this takes place women were seen as inferior to men which is applied in The Raip of the Lock. On the other hand Clarissa's speech shows the attitude of the women while advising that should simply suck it up and deal with the situation. This theme could very much be applied today because while women have gained many rights there is still much more work to be done.
