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Compare and contrast the sons' relationships with their families, and…
Compare and contrast the sons' relationships with their families, and how they respond to their families' pressures
Tom and Walter show the unique structure of being an only son in a family with no father
Working thesis: Relationships with mothers shape how Tom and Walter respond to the pressures in their lives by following in their fathers' footsteps
Supportive vs abusive
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Amanda
Amanda is awful to Tom, she expects semi-impossible things from him, will not be sated
Even though Amanda relies on tom, she also commands him (house quote)
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Following in footsteps: Tom leaves while Walter stays, becomes supportive family figure like his dad
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They both do what's best for their own wellbeing, tom is unhappy in family environment, walter not, so it manifests differently
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Intro: Both of them are in an interesting place as they have pressure to be breadwinners w/ women running their household
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