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One thing I have noticed after reading these short stories is the level of involvement women have in family matters. In this story we see the wife openly taking care of her husband and yelling at him to get another job. In a story from tuesday, I remember a wife who sent letters to her husband asking for money, and trying to tell him what to do with his earnings. I don’t think that any past family type we have discussed would permit this level of involvement by women. –Andrew B | One thing I have noticed after reading these short stories is the level of involvement women have in family matters. In this story we see the wife openly taking care of her husband and yelling at him to get another job. In a story from tuesday, I remember a wife who sent letters to her husband asking for money, and trying to tell him what to do with his earnings. I don’t think that any past family type we have discussed would permit this level of involvement by women. –Andrew B | ||
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| + | Andrew, it's funny you should say that. As I was reading this, I kept thinking that this seemed like the first book we have read where the family unit really seems like a legitimate FAMILY, and not just an adult male, adult female, and their children that are not so much family members, as possessions. It may seem like a strong word, but that's the feeling I had gotten from many of the past readings. Family members were less like people and more like a means to improved status. It's just nice to see an increased focus on what makes the family important. -Cash | ||
== Glenn, "Split Household..." == | == Glenn, "Split Household..." == | ||
