... room, she was touched by his misfortune and cried for him. Gradually she grew to love this plain-looking man. She is so delicate and vulnerable that she couldn't exist without loving someone. Her love is so devoted that she even dissolved herself into her husband's life. Meanwhile she is obedient ... lovely. She couldn't lose the center in her life " someone to be loved. Her great maternal love is so selfless and infinite that she can never stop to love. So inevitably she fell in love with another man and started her new life as a standard wife as she once was. Still dealing with ... ha...

• Word Count: 549
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... , a family was expected to conduct itself in a responsible and moral way. The maintenance of conservative community cohesion and a stable family life were regarded as desirable goals, one "more important than love-. George is drawn as a traditional husband, charismatic in the workplace but insensitive and generally unemotional at home. Ellen realizes the contrast, "the lover, the dazzler, the charmer- of his female ... admirably keeping house as appropriate for her gender. Nevertheless Kate is seen by her family as a background figure. Quindlen contrast her dismissed qualities and her de...

• Word Count: 844
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , a family was expected to conduct itself in a responsible and moral way. The maintenance of conservative community cohesion and a stable family life were regarded as desirable goals, one "more important than love-. George is drawn as a traditional husband, charismatic in the workplace but insensitive and generally unemotional at home. Ellen realizes the contrast, "the lover, the dazzler, the charmer- of his female ... admirably keeping house as appropriate for her gender. Nevertheless Kate is seen by her family as a background figure. Quindlen contrast her dismissed qualities and her de...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate