In Keeping corner all Leela keeps thinking about is her wedding day. They are expected to get married at a young age, which When she was at school, …show more content…
The mother Susannah Meeker has the job of cooking and cleaning. She is a very religious and hardworking mother. Susannah has a voice and is allowed to have an opinion unlike in Things Fall Apart if you voiced the opinion and Okonkwo didn’t like your answer you were beaten very hard. The job of the father Eliphalet Meeker is to run the tavern, which is called the Meeker Tavern. He is a patriot he is loyal his job is to steer his sons on the right path. But Sam Meeker did not he joined the rebel side he deliberately disobeyed his father. This is what Nwoye did to his father Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart. Sam was to influence his younger brother Tim was confused what side, he should be on.
The gender roles in the three books My Brother Sam is Dead, Keeping Corner, and Things Fall Apart. They are saying the men are dominant and the woman is supposed to stay home, cook, clean and take care of the children. They are people the children that they look up to and that influence their decisions growing up. There are traditional family values. The women are just brought down by the norms of the society they live in. The gender roles in these books are very similar they have at the top so they can have the power and the women on the bottom so they can bring them