In the American Society

Question 1

quotes that contrast the opposing ideas / beliefs of the mother and father (Ralph) in In the American Society?

Answer 1

what they buy once they’re ‘breaking even’:

• mother: buys a ‘station wagon’
• father: buys an ‘oversized, red vinyl recliner’

Question 2

quotes that show that the mother, Mona and Callie and willing to assimilate into the American society?

Answer 2

mother:

• buying a ‘station wagon’
• wanting to join a ‘town country club’ (symbolic link to assimilating into the society)
• ‘she would exclaim, outraged, “But this here is the U-S-of-A!”’ –> criticize the father’s generosity

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Question 3

quotes that show Ralph’s traditional family values in In the American Society?

Answer 3

‘a family owed its head a degree of loyalty… to embrace what he embraced was to love, and to embrace something else was to betray him’

Question 4

a quote that shows precisely how Ralph treats his employees in In the American Society?

Answer 4

‘He demanded a similar sort of loyalty of his workers, whom he treated more like servants than employees’