In many of the stories that we have done this semester women are treated like dirt. They are used as slaves, they do nothing but chores, and they are uncared for by there husbands. Things Fall Apart, No one writes to the Colonel, Who Cares, The Shroud, and The Unwanted are all stories where men are strong and women are weak in all aspects of life. The authors of all these stories show us how …showed first 75 words of 1164 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1164 total…by all men. The men in these societies will never realize how important women are until they‘re not around any more. Okonkwo’s uncle said it best, “A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is sweet. But when there is sorrow and bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland.” Which means that when things are going bad our mother, who is a women, will always see us through it.