To complete it, you need to read the entire book The Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska.
In The Bread Givers, the Smolinsky house is patriarchal in nature. What are the characteristics of this patriarchy? How does this affect the women in the story?
Finally, compare this patriarchy to others we have discussed in class, such as Colonial America, the 19th Century South, and the 19th Century West. How is the world described in Bread Givers similar or different?