Bread Givers was an interesting book in terms of perspective. The other books we read were historical accounts of the time period. This book allows us to experience the early 20th century through the eyes of one family making the reading more engaging.
As for the family lifestyle I found the fathers role out of the ordinary. His dependence on his wife and daughters contradicts the typical stereotype of a family supported by a patriarch which I thought was common for the time period. Throughout the book I was under the impression that the father neglects his responsibilities and is a burden, both financially and culturally. His refusal to integrate throughout the novel might be his only redeeming quality since it makes him a constant in a world that is otherwise always changing.
