Marthas Term Analysis

...wife for the mother, a Commander for the father, and a “big kitchen for the Marthas.” The father doll sits in his study, which has books with blank pages that Tabitha... (full context)

...is always in her room “resting” now. Agnes sits in the kitchen with their three Marthas—her family has three because her father is very important—Rosa, Vera, and Zilla. Zilla is the... (full context)

...wealthy man for her. Making bread does not suit Agnes’s social class and her future Marthas would look down on her for it. Zilla adds that people cannot do everything that... (full context)

Shunammite’s family only has one Martha, as opposed to Agnes’s three. Even so, Shunammite is belligerent and headstrong, and sometimes bullies... (full context)

When Agnes gets home from school, she angrily confronts her Marthas and demands to know which one of them lied to Shunammite. Zilla apologizes and tells... (full context)

...feels childishly bitter that the new baby has drawn all attention away from herself—even the Marthas’ attention. (full context)

...Agnes goes to the dentist, Dr. Grove (Becka’s father), for her yearly check-up. Although a Martha would normally go with her, Paula insists they are all too busy and sends Agnes... (full context)

...news. Ofkyle is situated in the master bedroom so that the midwife Aunts and the Marthas can all be present to help, but unmarried girls like Agnes are forbidden from seeing... (full context)

Paula orders the Marthas to start packing all of Agnes’s childhood toys in her room away into cardboard boxes,... (full context)

...willing; some families have had to resort to injecting the bride with tranquilizers. Even the Marthas try to convince Agnes that marriage is a good thing and that suicide is a... (full context)

...they are going to Ardua Hall. Agnes has only heard of Ardua Hall from the Marthas, who regard it as a bad place where the Aunts “get their hands dirty,” which... (full context)

...month with the Aunts, gloating about her new marriage to Commander Judd and how many Marthas she now has. Agnes realizes that Shunammite now outranks Paula, which must infuriate Paula. Shunammite... (full context)