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A 4 page examination of the mother/daughter relationship seen in “Housekeeping” by Marilynne Robinson as it involves the relationship between Ruth and Sylvie. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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for, by different relatives after they are left as orphans. The story is narrated by Ruth, one of the girls, and the story tells the tale of their journeys, through
symbolically and physically becoming involved in housekeeping styles. The following paper examines the mother/daughter relationship between Ruth and the aunt that comes to take care of them, Sylvie, as it
involves the cahracters departure from feminine norms of the times. Mother/Daughter Relationship: "Housekeeping" by Robinson With an understanding of the title of this novel it becomes clear that
the story revolves a great deal around what is expected of women and the girls in the story. The two young girls, Ruth and Lucille, have no real training in
taking care of a home and they find themselves seeking their feminine identity through the various females that come into their lives. The story takes place in the 1940-50s
and as such is set in a time when women were housekeepers and little else. Their role and their identity was in keeping house. As the story develops and
their aunt Sylvie comes into the picture the two girls begin to diverge from one another in relationship to their perspectives regarding housekeeping. For Ruth there was a very large
void in her life prior to the arrival of Sylvie. Without her mother and with only her sister to rely on she was unable to find a real solid foundation
from which to develop her identity. Sylvie was very unlike any other woman they had known, very slack in her housekeeping techniques, and very much a transient spirit. This was
not something that was acceptable of women in the 1940-50s. Ruth begins to find her identity through Sylvie, demonstrating a very strong mother/daughter relationship. Sylvie equally seems to find
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