Randy’s attitude toward the women in his life changes by thinking that women need a man in their lives. For instance, Helen needed Mark to the point where she mistook Randy as Mark. Also, Lib needed Randy to buried her mother, as well as another man in Fort Repose. “The more he learned about women the more there was to learn except that he had learned this: they needed a man around” (299). Therefore, this quote shows that women depend on a man. …show more content…
However, the major way is that Civil Defense doesn’t do anything about keeping its citizen safe. For instance, Bubba doesn’t do his work like he supposed to. “Somebody has to do it, Bubba, and you’re not the only man with the hearse but you’re in Civil Defense” (214). This quote shows the people who work at Civil Defense are not interest in their work. The only thing they wanted was an honor and a