In the short story “I stand here Ironing” the main character Mom and Dorothy from “The Waltz” and “But the One on the Right” are both quite similar and different in each of their strengths. They are both very strong women. Mom had to be a very independent woman all throughout her life. Dorothy was not as independent because she had to do the things that she did not want to because of social manners. Mom was also more independent because she had to go her whole life without any support from anyone. Dorothy was still somewhat strong because it still took her some courage to go and talk to the people on each side of her at her table and also to go up and dance with the only man left at the table after everyone else left.
Both Mom and Dorothy are very strong women because of how they acted in the different situations that they were in. Dorothy was in two very tough situations. In “The Waltz” she was at a table full of people and when a new song came on everyone at the table except her and another man who was not a good dancer got up and went out on the dance floor. When it was just those two left on the table the man asked Dorothy to dance and inside she did not want to dance with him at
Mom on the other hand is more independent because she has her first child named Emily and the husband never stayed around to help out but instead left her to fend for herself. It was very odd because back in the forties when ever a woman had a child she was always supposed to have a husband. She tries very hard to be a good mom but has a hard time because she has to hold down a job and still take care of her children. So when she cannot take care of her child she sends her to child care or sends her to relatives. She had to be very independent because while she sent Emily away she had to keep a job and try to raise money. Even though she could not take care of Emily she still ended up having several more children. One of her other children named Susan was the perfect child with short curly hair and an ideal personality. Then when Emily and all the others are all moved back into one home Emily is forced to be kind of like a second mother to all the other children. Emily was never very good at anything except eventually when she found out that she was a very good comedian then Mom pushed her to strive to be her best and go around speaking to different schools and colleges. S
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