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Gender roles are very important in this family, "ladies first",

Also "After our greetings the womenn scurried off to the kitchen, and the men retired to the den" - the women went to the kitchen to prepare the food while the men watched football.

Respectful of the elderly - Grandmother is the "leader", it is frowned upon to not aact politely and do as everyone expects

Very traditional about relationships - expects Jack to get a girl and almost abandon Brett after realizing he is homosexual

The elderly show no respect for the kids in the family, "Her sister Ruth, 13, whose mother had plastered makeup on her round face to conceal blossoming acne", "couldnt you have found something nice to wear?",  "Yeah just have another scopp of mashed potatoes ruth, that'll help those thighs"

Out-dated values: racists: "Carl screamed hos first words of the evening: 'Goddamn affirmative action!" showing that even though it was desribed as an impossible catch, the non-white player gets blamed for not cathcing it

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Setting:
Thanksgiving

Real place (Jack imaginary)

The setting is significant for understanding the grandmother

Tense environment:
Ruths father:
"Yeah, just have another scoop of mashed potatoes, Ruth. That'll help those thighs."

Jack:
"I am so sick of this! I refuse to spend another second with any of you just because you're family whatever that means"

Very traditional

Dislike divergences

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"No, mother, they're just clothes, and this is family". "That's the point, dear, this is family, so you need to look..".

"A fight wasn't worth with her time, so she took another drag and went to refresh her vodka".

"My half-drunk parents".

"Everyone knew about Brett, although they refused to accept the reality of the situation".

"…they ignored me, and turned their discussion to some inconsequential subject".

"Ruth grabbed her plate and headed to the kitchen for more. Her dad, mouth full, said, "Yeah, just have another scoop of mashed potatoes, Ruth. That'll help those thighs"". "I was furious. "Have as many as you want, honey. At least they won't turn you into a lazy, worthless jackass like your father"

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"Absent from the lineup was Ben and Lillian's son: my cousin Brett. No one had spoken to him in two years, including - "out of respect" for my grandmother - his parents"

"After our greetings, the women scurried off to the kitchen, ad the men retired to the den. It started immediately"

"Saying those two words made them flich, but they ignored me, and turned their discussion to some inconsequential subject"

"that's the point, dear, this is family, so you need to look.. But a fight wasn't woth her time, o she took another drag and went to refresh her vodka"

"whose twin brother Carl - still a bachelor at 42, perpetually embarrassing the family"

"It was an odd scene since everyone knew about Brett, although they refused to accept the reality of the situation"

"After about 20 minutes, that illusion crumbled, when an obviously non-white player missed an impossible cathc. Carl screamed his first words of the evening: "Goddamn affirmative action!"

"Yeah, just have another scoop of mashed potatoes, Ruth. That'll helo those thighs"

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"No, mother, they're just clothes, and this is family. "That's the point, dear, this is family, so you need to look....."
Traditional, strict, harsh environment.
''standing in the foyer, was my cousin, holding hands with someone, well, male''
homophobic
''so jack you got a girl'' - ''no i dont got a girl'' ''and that doesn't mean im homosexual''
very traditional - like it was 100 years ago

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"It was an odd scene since everyone knew about Brett, although they refused to accept the reality of the situation. Today, of course, no one mentioned his absence."

"After our greetings, the women scurried off to the kitchen, and the men retired to the den."

"Have as many as you want, honey. At least they won't turn you into a lazy, worthless jackass like your father."

"I am so sick of this! I refuse to spend another second with any of you just because you're family, whatever that means."

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"I was standing now, and yelling, but no one was looking at me. I went on, ranting about everything that had ever irritated me."

"Why must i be punished for having a penis?"

" first was uncle Ben, whose twin brother Carl - Still a bachelor at 42, Perpetually embarrassing the family - was probably watching football."

"as my half-drunk parents berated me me our two-minute tardiness- i almost failed to hold back the tears"

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"I hadn´t seen any of my extended family since last Thanksgiving"

"No mother, they´re just clothes, and this is family. That´s the point dear, this is family so you need to look..."

"Absent from the lineup was Ben and Lillian´s son: my cousin Brett, no one had spoken to him in two years."

"Today, of course, no one mentioned his absence."

"Saying those two words made them flinch, but they ignored me, and turned their discussion to some inconsequential"

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"As my half-drunk parents berated me for our two-minute tardiness"

"I hadn't seen any of my extended family since last Thanksgiving"

"Perpetually embarrasing the family"

"Standing literally in Ben's shadow was his wife. "Aunt Lillian!"

"Finally, the family matriarch and her husband"

"Couldn't you have found something nice to wear, Jack?"

"They refused to accept the reality of the situation. Today, of course, no one mentioned his absence"

"After our greetings, the women scurried off to the kitchen, and the men retired to the den."

"I'd had enough. I stood up and headed to the porch. I sat there, alone, in silence, somewhat happy."