In the book, we learn that “without the tension and drama [Macon] ignited, they might not have known what to do with themselves.” (11). Clearly, they aren’t independent at all. This reminded me of the day, in class that we learned about personality. Based on what I remember (I might not be completely accurate), people are in general have a pretty stable personality that can include how independent they are. If someone is too dependent or independent, their personality is not that stable. Looking at this, I would educatedly guess that Ruth and her daughters’ personalities are unstable because they are too dependent on Macon. Also, this brings up the concept of social and gender roles in the family. Social roles are what people follow when they are around an “authority”, this case the “authority” is Macon. Thus, Rugh and her daughters play the roles of wife and daughters that do whatever the man wants. This can mean that the girls when they are older will do whatever their husbands say because they are influenced by the relationship their parents have. Ruth and her daughters’ are following the stereotypical gender roles of females. Those are do whatever the man wants and not being independent. Based on how Morrison is so far is showing how Ruth and her daughters are, she is implicitly saying that females need to break the stereotypical female
In the book, we learn that “without the tension and drama [Macon] ignited, they might not have known what to do with themselves.” (11). Clearly, they aren’t independent at all. This reminded me of the day, in class that we learned about personality. Based on what I remember (I might not be completely accurate), people are in general have a pretty stable personality that can include how independent they are. If someone is too dependent or independent, their personality is not that stable. Looking at this, I would educatedly guess that Ruth and her daughters’ personalities are unstable because they are too dependent on Macon. Also, this brings up the concept of social and gender roles in the family. Social roles are what people follow when they are around an “authority”, this case the “authority” is Macon. Thus, Rugh and her daughters play the roles of wife and daughters that do whatever the man wants. This can mean that the girls when they are older will do whatever their husbands say because they are influenced by the relationship their parents have. Ruth and her daughters’ are following the stereotypical gender roles of females. Those are do whatever the man wants and not being independent. Based on how Morrison is so far is showing how Ruth and her daughters are, she is implicitly saying that females need to break the stereotypical female