"Housekeeping"--A Book Review

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This paper explores the roles of women in their lives as mothers, wives and housekeepers as portrayed in Marilynne Robinson's novel "Housekeeping". The paper gives a brief description of the story line and introduces the main characters. It then further examines how Robinson infuses her characters with the characteristic of housekeeping both literally and figuratively in each of their lives.

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"Many women in our culture have learned everything about how to run a household, but very little about their own inner nature. Increasing numbers of women find that living culturally standardized roles of housekeeper, wife, and mother is not enough for them. The novel Housekeeping explores the different feelings connected with the word housekeeping such as loneliness, hope, and love. Author Robinson masterfully delves into the nuances of these elements and infuses the characters with the characteristic of housekeeping both literally and figuratively in each of the characters' lives."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Robinson, Marilynne. Housekeeping. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York, 1980.

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