... the characters whom the reader is introduced in the latter. The opening scene also illustrated the structure of families, where the "women [stood] beside their men and the children [played]" (Steinbeck, 6-7). The families were all similarly structured; Men made decisions, women watched the children and did as they were told. 2.Animals play an important symbolic role throughout this novel. What important qualities ... resolve of the problem at hand. Tom and Al's relationship, after the mechanical difficulty, improved, "I"m sure glad Tom is here" (Steinbeck, 226), for they both joined up ...

• Word Count: 5172
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

... daughter, and by doing so it might help solidify her status in her husband's family. Hence, the preparation before the ceremony turned out to be the most complicated. In contemporary China, the social status of women has greatly upgraded compared to that in the past, and yet the term "marry off" is still kept in the daily language. Match-Making In ... she's snipped the string of love and affection. Door-Knocking Red Envelop In ancient times, the family gate of the bride is normally closed at first when the groom arrived to pick her up. Only when the groom tucks in a red envelop of luck ...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School

... in his apartment. The next day he goes to see Mr. Bounderby to ask him for some advice on how to help his situation. Bounderby tells that unless he has money there is no way to get rid of his wife legally. While leaving Mr. Bounderby" s house he meet up with "an old woman, tall and shapely still ... him and by writing him a letter so that he could come home and tell what really happened. While trying to help Mr. Bounderby find Stephen by finding his accomplice, Mrs. Sparsit goes to find that old women that he had been seen with. She is successful and brings back Mrs. Pegler. Mr. Bounderb...

• Word Count: 3472
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... stories of her life back in the Old Country. She informs her daughter of the riches she once had, and tells the story of how she was engaged to marry Reb Smolinsky. A matchmaker in Russia arranged most marriages, and Mother claims that she had suitors begging for her hand. "When I ... , despite all his spiritual holiness, is not capable of making money in this new environment. He cannot give up his old values enough in order to successfully adopt a materialistic capitalistic mind frame needed to achieve economic success in America. Mother claims, "If he was only so fit for this world, lik...

• Word Count: 2976
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... absence of a father impacts young men far more than it does young women (Elium 12). Often times the emotional role that a father can play in a child's life is overlooked. It has long been assumed that a woman can provide all the needs for a child, that the father's main purpose was to support his family financially. Now that approximately 50% of marriages end in ... divorce (Gallagher) and a near majority of families do not have a two-parent household, it is easier to step back and examine how important the role of a father really is now that so many have grown up without one. It is eve...

• Word Count: 4534
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School