I found this story very confusing, as we have not yet gone through it in class, so I may add some more to this post after a better understanding is given.
From my understanding, this story has very many different meanings in reation to setting ones house in order. The literal meaning of this, is that the Grandmother is obsessed with a very tidy house. She has for her whole life been in a well managed home, and has had a housekeeper. During the depression her son and his family move in to help maintain this order, but as the wife is now going through a difficult pregnancy not much has been done, and they are unable to afford a housekeeper.
The household is growing, figuritively, giving it a new order. Roderick, the grandmothers youngest son had died at war, and her husband had died nine years earlier. The house now contains The grandmother, Beth, Ewen, and their daughter Vanessa. Beth's sister Edna joins the house to aid in the housework, and the new baby (Roderick) is also born by the end. This has set a whole new order on the household from begining to end.
Vanessa is an observative growing ten year old. She is listening and trying to understand with her great curiosity. Her grandmother tries to help her grow into a lady by telling her of her families past and of their quotes and accomplishments. Her aunt and parents try to teach her reality, by telling her the truth and of all the happenings while her mother is in labour. Vanessa also figuritively has an order set to her throughout this story. She is growing and understanding life in a different sence. She questions new things, such as thoughts of if her dead sister had lived after birth, and how life would be different.
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I really like how you said that the house has a whole new order after Roderick is born and Edna joins as the housekeeper. I never thought of it that way.
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