This sentence clearly suggest that Baily is the only son the grandmother has, therefore she considers him as a reliable provider for a good standard of living. In other words, it’s implied that her female children can’t provide a “good life” like a male figure, and that the grandmother is a patriarchal woman. During the beginning of the story one can also see that the “traditional gender roles cast men as rational, strong, protective, and decisive; they cast women as emotional (irrational), weak,…
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