Homemaker

It is a known fact that both men and women had different tasks in society. In both plays “A Doll’s House” and “Trifles”, it is obvious how women are not treated as equals by the men. The play “A Doll’s House”, which takes place in a small town in Norway, tells the “happy” life of Nora and her husband, Trovald. Then the other play “Trifles”, which takes place in Nebraska, USA, tells how the men, and the women accompanying them react differently to the life the murder suspect lived. Even though…

For most Italian-American families, women are the ones responsible for cooking dinner while the men traditionally sit back and rest after a long day of work, but that was never the case in my home. Once my dad walked through the door, he would take off his blazer, put on his apron, and cook dinner as my mom laid on the couch in our living room and watched TV. For my dad, every day was spent facing the ups and down of a turbulent stock market, and cooking was a lifelong passion of his that always…

Presenting Problems Client is grieving the loss of her husband who recently passed away soon after their 50th anniversary from a sudden heart attack about 6 months ago. She was recently assessed by an APS social worker and was referred to a social worker to follow-up in order to share her background, as well as develop goals and objectives to guide her transition to living alone. Information and History Client is a Caucasian female and appears in her late 70s. She retired at age 65, but…

The short story “The Summer my Grandmother Was Supposed to Die” by Mordecai Richler illustrates the overwhelming, unjust pressure imposed on women in the 1950s. The media pushes an impossible, unrealistic body in today’s modern society which is hotly debated; however, in the 1950s, women were expected to be more than a perfect body. They were expected to be a perfect wife who takes care of an inordinate amount of work at home and does not express herself. The short story centres around the…

On April 13, 2016, I interviewed Mrs. Sarah Gibson at her residence, 87 East Ashmead Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Gibson can be contacted at (267) 774-3448. Mrs. Gibson is a thirty six year old woman and home maker who play a very vital role in her children’s lives and growth. She agreed to participate in this interview for the reason that as a juvenile, she engaged in many delinquent activities that caused her to have a few interactions with the law. When I first began the…

From the beginning of her short story, “Seventeen Syllables,” Hisaye Yamamoto establishes the split personality of Rosie’s mother, Tome Hayashi. Having recently taken an interest in haiku, Mrs. Hayashi, under the pseudonym Ume Hanazono, increasingly spends her time writing and perfecting her own haiku. Mrs. Hayashi’s subsequent inconsistency as a person does have consequences, changing the dynamics of the Hayashi’s family life. Yamamoto effectively renders Mrs. Hayashi split into two separate…

Hi, I’m Elena Hoxha. I was born during the Middle Ages by my parents Eda and Ermo Hoxha. They were born Serfs, then, I thought it was pretty cool to be a Serf. It sounded cool. But, apparently, being a Serf sucks! When I was seven, Eda brought us some bread, it was coarse and black. This was apparently a special day for the Serfs. Then next time we got that kind of bread was a month after. As I grew up, my mom taught me how to do what every women Serf does. She also had me wake up at 3am every…

My father has been in the military for 30 years. His career has taken him and my family, to every corner of the world. The Air Force is a demanding career path to choose; often the spouse is left with the full weight of the chores to be done on the home front. During the course of my upbringing these duties were, in part, delegated to my sisters and I. While we never experienced “a life of almost tropical idleness’ (CITATION) like the children of Jane Smiley, we became effective and efficient…

It was a cold December morning in 2005, I woke up getting ready for high school like I did every morning. This morning was very different though and my life changed forever. As I ironed my clothes that I planned to wear that day, I blacked out. My mother happened to be talking to me at the time and it scared her very much. She said, “My facial expression just changed and I fell with the iron still in my hand”. Thankfully, I did not burn or hurt myself when I fell. I was not out for a long period…

It is with great pleasure and honor that I take this opportunity to provide this letter as a personal reference for Ms. Shanette Lindo in regards to submitting an application to the prestigious JCCF. I am one of the eldest sisters of Ms. Lindo and have known her since birth, which is the past 21 years. Since childhood, Ms. Lindo exhibited stellar characteristics that reassured me she would no doubt be a great success in life and a positive contributor to society. As a child in primary school,…