Leven and store bought crumb cake

Overall the women in this play were seen negatively, but also as one the driving forces behind the men of this play. The women were pushing the men toward a potential downfall caused by, if nothing else, a stress induced heart attack. Even if for reasons beyond their control, like an illness, these women were the reason for pushing harder at a sale or even their reason for theft. These women were not portrayed as the stand by silently type of women, but instead the women who had their own agendas, agendas too full to bake a crumb-cake. These assertive women were not seen as real “go getter”. These women were not seen as benefiting the characters in any way. And the way the men responded to these women was fascinating. The men judged their crumb- cake, or became irrational with fear when they decided to buy an investment without their wife. One woman was not well and her father fell so love sick that his mind became twisted enough to commit a crime that would change the future for many others. These women were acting as the brain or possibly will power of these men, and I was not a fan of the majority of this men. It truly made me sick to see Levene’s heart wrenching as he realized his fate…it was not his daughters fault but the control she had over his will power that ended his career and his free life. I do not admire these men or the women intertwined with them. I feel that they all have a screw loose somewhere. However I did like Levene as he was the only one who seemed to be a strong, hard working man. While the others sat and smoked he was in the rain putting himself out there for his sale, for his daughter. That I do admire…