Bertrande was married off to Martin whilst they were both very young. They were like two strangers that lived together; Martin didn’t treat her the way she wanted to or thought she deserved to be treated. He then went to war and was absent for a long period of time. While he was at war he befriended Arnaud du Tilh; which had the same facial features as Martin. Martin shared very personal stories about himself, his family and his wife to Arnaud.
I bought her a hot-water heater, and another one when it wore out…They were tiny things, inconsequential things. I did them because I was supposed to, because it was my turn to do things for her, and because I was trying to make up for any wrong I had ever done her.” (Bragg, pg. 151) His mother made many sacrifices for her boys when she was growing up, and Bragg was compassionate to his mother. He loved her so much and wanted her to live a comfortable life. This can strike a note with most readers, as most people feel attached to their mothers and would do anything to make them happy.
Ask my friends and they will tell you that I am the “Coupon Queen.” Most people brush off my penchant for deals as merely a quirk, assuming it is driven either by an innate cheapness or it has been forced upon me by my life as a college student. What most people do not realize, however, is that this trait has been with me since childhood. While my parents are two of the most intelligent and hard-working individuals I have ever known, their lives have been incredibly difficult. Due to dysfunctional family situations, both of my parents moved out at the age of sixteen and have been working ever since. While they graduated high school, neither has attended a day of college.
Jeanette and Junior both come from families with an alcoholic father and a mother who was not involved much. Jeanette had a different relationship with her father than Junior, but both knew alcohol was a problem. Junior’s family was poor and surrounded by other poor dysfunctional Indian families. Jeanette’s family was also poor, but, by her parents’ choice. Her mother owned land worth one million dollars.
I believe that when they first got married there was some kind of love in their relationship, but when they realized they could not conceive a child Don Elias blamed his wife. Even though it was most likely he was the infertile one, he treated her as if all she was good for was to take care of him like a maid. This is what made her a hard, bitter old woman. Dona Matilida believes it was her fault, and feels guilty about not being able to provide him with a child he so greatly desired. This caused her to turn a blind eye to what he was doing around town with other women.
Edna Pontellier, often reflects on her role of mother-of-two who is married to a well-off and often traveling brokerage-business husband Leonce Pontellier. The community views Leonce as the ideal husband, for Leonce he adores and provides for wife and children, he is quite consistently concerned about the welfare and happiness of his household. Yet Edna does not look at Leonce as her choice of husband, she says their marriage was accidental, that as she was growing up there are particular men that came around her that she would have wished to take her hand. Leonce is disciplined, insistent and low-toned, often dissatisfied about Edna's attention to the children and other household issues, more so because he is often away on business and Edna
Early Life and Education On September 18, 1951, Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in Detroit, MI. He was the second child and son of Sonya and Robert Solomon Carson. Sonya was a stay at home mom who had dropped out of school in the third grade. Robert was a Baptist minister and the two got married at the ripe age of 13. At first, Robert was a wonderful husband and showered his wife with gifts and attention but this eventually faded and the happy couple divorced Ben grew up in inner-city Detroit with his mom and older brother, Curtis, and his family was not the wealthiest either.
The relationship between Oluremi Faust, also known as Mimi and the infamous Stevie J is one that has been on the rocks sense the first season. With Stevie J’s continuous infidelity and the lack of support that Stevie j gives Mimi with the up bring of their daughter, it shows society how the African American father is not around and is usually a “rolling stone” for lack of better words. Mimi is constantly at ends with Stevie J and his mistress in an emotional war that often takes her away from being a unstable parent. The show also portrays her as a dependent of Stevie J but Mimi is actually an entrepreneur. This side of her is often lost in the drama of her love life.
He is very short tempered and doesn’t have much patience for her. He looks at her almost as a possession, something that makes him look good. As stated in the novel, "You are burnt beyond recognition”, he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage" (pg. 4) To him, she’s just something he owns and has to take care of, nothing more. He may fulfill the marital contract between him and Edna, but he does not do so equally.
R.Evrard was raised having both parents, but that didn't last his whole childhood life. As the interview went on he explained his life struggles and how his parents later got divorced, "that's when my whole view on genders changed." he said. He explained that while his parents were together his views on gender would have been just like any other typical man’s mentality. But as he grew he seen and went through struggles with his mother being a single parent.