Roz's obsession |
with Zenia: p. 325; want
to seek revenge (dead or ugly) 326;
with Mitch: p. 326; 327; 329;
with being wronged: p. 332.
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|
Roz vs. Mitch (1) before marriage |
pp. 345 - 54
Roz's concerns: her age; appearance
345; 348; Letting her drive her car 350; Mitch for money or not?
352-54;
Mitche's tactics: flower,
planned to have sex on the first date?351 frustration
351-52
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| Roz vs.
Mitch (2) after marriage 1 |
pp. 335- 337;
Mitch as a robber bridegroom
(or womanizer) 335;
Roz's tolerance: he needs it
to avoid facing aging. 336
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| Roz vs.
Mitch (3) after marriage 2 |
pp. 339 - 42 adopt apparent
absent-mindedness; love him too much 340
play games with him 337 - 39;
Roz's concerns with appearance:
"baggy" 333; what her figure means to M 335; not showing her figure in
daylight 335; her dental floss 339; her perfumes, etc. 340;
motherly to Mitch -- needs a
maid to share her work for her children 341
distrust him; 340 smells the
aftershave;
adore him p. 340;
Mitch: directive 339
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| Roz vs.
Mitch (4) Mitch with Zenia |
Roz: pretends to be composed
421-22; having flings with men; hiring a detective; hardens her heart after
his second departure but still cries 425; rejects Mitch after his second
return but not rejecting his photos 428-30;
Mitch back 423; Mitch leaves
for London 425;
Zenia wants the pleasure of
winning, while Mitch is concerned with helping her 424
suicide of Mitch 433; of Roz
435
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|
Roz's identity a mother |
her motherly, protective
love of her children 341
(Roz's own mother: strong when
her husband is away, subdued and speechless after he comes back. 375; 359)
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| Roz's
ethnic identity |
Roz's father: 334; 346;
Recieves Catholic education;
gets called DP 365-66;
The conflicts between
Jews and Catholicism 367; (conversion of the Jews.)
Roz as hybrid: 388-90
feels inferior to Mitch
329; 344;
finds out about the money:
393
sucked into the women's movement
in the 70's.
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| Roz
vs. Zenia |
reasons for Roz's listening
to Zenia: her pride pp. 399-40; 408;
Roz's wings: 411-12
Roz's feeling inferior to Zenia:
appearance
415;
Roz's and Zenia's different
ways with Zenia 419-- Zenia as vacancy.
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| Zenia's identity |
p. 3;
421; her resume 414; what the detective finds out 420-21 |
Roz's
problems: jealousy and concern with appearance -->
insecurity |
jealousy: pp. 326; 421
concern with appearance:
mirror pp. 326-27; 442; not blonde;
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| contemporary
feminisms |
1. the twins' insistence
on using "she." pp. 330-31
2. WiseWowanWorld supported
by Roz: the need for "a friend" 395; like sleepover parties she misses
395;
3. from overalls to dress
for success 398;
4. promotion and commercialization
of the magazine's business 417-18 |
|
Roz's survival |
1. Roz's strengths: putting
on a clown face 346; her good will 339;
2. Her criticism of Mitch:
sex-stereotyping; concerned with her money 352;
3. self-knowledge and knowledge
of contemporary gender relations: "the Zenias of the world" 442; cannot
be extremely good or evil 442-43.
4. influence of her
mother as an older woman; "stop woolgathering" 439;
5. good wil between her
and her friends and daughters 435-37; 443-44; her genuine concern for Tony
441; for the twins 444. |
Leading Questions for Chaps 39 - 49
