Zuska The Kracha First Wife Sparknotes

The female characters play a major role in the story. They were equally a victim of social and culture burdens. Elena, George Kracha first wife spent all her life in agony. After losing her first born to fever in Hungary, she was suffered from goiter and depression. After coming American she shows no sign of improvement. Elena did the housework such cooking, washing scrubbing. Later, she started taking borders to help her family financially. Despite her commitment to her family her husband hated her. She was not appealing to him “She was skinny unpretty creature lack of energy was not enough to drive to drink” ( Bell 22). Thus, he cheats on with Zuska. Despite this she blames herself of Georges wrongdoings. Elena died following a complication of malnutrition and depression. Francka, George’s sister was bold. She too like many females in her society keeps borders as a source of income. Zuska the Kracha’s second wife. After the death of her husband she and her two sons moved to live Pittsburg to live with her sister. Many people were not very fond of her. She was rumored to invite men to sleep with her. she
In contrast, she live a difficult life than her mother. After the tragic death of her husband mike. she was left to care for her three children alone. Even though the company gave her life insurance money she had to work tiredness to support her family. Mary took her father in as a boarder. She was also helped by her oldest son Dobie. He got a job at different stores and company by forging his birth certificate. in the end, she was became very ill died in hospital. Mary’s death and the struggles if the other women characters show how their gender has excluded and repressed them to stay tangled in the depth of poverty. Finally, Julie the wife of Dobie Dobrejcak, like Mary took George Kracha in as a boarder. In fact the money they got from Kracha has helped them during the Great