father cleared and built on that we now call the Pit” (Ward, 01). Nevertheless, she keeps pondering over her impending motherhood which makes the well-known figure, Medea, her only source of guidance. The author also uses many and Claude to illustrate how the society depicts motherhood and femininity. For instance, he does not accept any weakness that people associate with women and, therefore, does not let his children cry after the death of their mother. As a matter of facts, after the Hurricane is named Katrina, he suspects that it will be “the worst because she is a woman” (Ward, 124). Manny, on the other hand, associates motherhood and femininity with inherent weaknesses. Work...
