Boys and girls

detail written into it. The narrator's brother is named Laird, which was

carefully chosen by the author. Laird is a synonym for lord, which plays a

important role in a story where a young girl has society's unwritten rules

forced upon her. At the time of the story, society did not consider men and

women equal. The name symbolized how the male child was superior in the

parents eyes and in general. Along with that, the name also symbolizes the

difference between the sexes when this story took place.

The time when this story took place was a time when men and women were

not equal. Mothers had traditional roles, which usually left them in the house,

while men also had their roles, outside of the house. The male was the dominant

figure in the house, while the woman had to be subservient.

It was an off thing to see my mother down at the barn. She did not

often come out of the house unless it was to do something - hang out the wash or

dig potatoes in the garden. She looked out of place, with her bare lumpy legs,

not touched by the sun, her apron still on and damp across the stomach from the

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Approximate Word count = 1050
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)