Every family has a different level of the importance of their family. Some families don't care if their family is in touch with one another but others do and they take pride in loving and being with their family. The family in "I Remember Mama" puts a large amount of time in investing in their family's importance. For example, Dagmar, the

youngest daughter in the family, gets put in the hospital because of an ear infection. So Mama, being the loving caring mother she is, asks the doctor "Where is she? What room is she in?" Knowing that she wasn't able to see her daughter until the next morning, because of hospital regulations. So what she does is, she pretends she is the cleaning lady and

scrubs the floor, saying "Very dirty floors." Acting as if she was really the cleaning lady,

The way a family treats outsiders is very important. In both of the plays, they treat

Economics plays a large part in both of the plays, but in "You Can't Take It With

"You Can't Take it With You," they open their home to just about anybody who wants to do whatever they want to do. Take Mr. De Pinna for example, he delivered ice one day and never left. He loved it so much there that he wanted to stay, and the family let him. Also

economic situation in the house. They all try to contribute as much as possible, when they

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