On Inspection And Engagement Trials With In Laws
A newly engaged woman recalls her dreaded visit to her future in laws. She recounts a disastrous breakfast scene with haylike food, cream mishaps, a forced piano display, biblical reading woes, and a banner tumble down the stairs, ending in an awkward week of convalescence yet a marriage.
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Tom
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The House on the Corner in Lawful Proximity
Hermina and Lydia discuss married life and mothers in law as Kenneth announces his parents will move into the nearby rented house. Hermina fears her mother in law’s constant presence yet Kenneth views the move as ideal for family support and proximity during their suburban life. The scene studies propinquity and family dynamics in a comic domestic moment.
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Hermina
Lydia
Kenneth
Kenneth Dunlap
Benedict
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