Beauvoir was intellectually precocious, fueled by her father's encouragement; he reportedly would boast, "Simone thinks like a man!"Bair, p. 60 Because of her family's straitened circumstances, she could no longer rely on her dowry, and like other middle-class girls of her age, her marriage opportunities were put at risk. She took this opportunity to take steps towards earning a living for herself.
beauvoir was intellectually precocious fueled by her father's encouragement; he reportedly would boast "simone thinks like a man"bair p 60 because of her family's straitened circumstances she could no longer rely on her dowry and like other middle-class girls of her age her marriage opportunities were put at risk she took this opportunity to take steps towards earning a living for herself