- Context to works: marital infidelity as generational issue, repeated in different forms; part of conversation about childhood, fatherhood
- Texas cultural context: masculine, patriarchy, macho. Tough upbringing and tough model of masculinity
- Positive childhood experiences: “Daddy made me dance…” “Daddy’s little girl”
- Protector of the family: “Take care of your mother” Southern tradition
- Paradoxical warning against “men like me” - Biographical context of Beyonce’s cheating father/husband.
- Peaceful and comforting descriptions of father and mother - melancholy sentence structure/ imagery
- Model of masculinity: intellectual, not typical ‘macho’, still strong and respected
- Sheltered childhood: protective/possessive of daughter, dismissive sentence structure
- Positive experiences with father vs. negative experiences with father-like husband
- Differing cultural context, models of masculinity, protecting vs. protected; Similar marital adverse experiences, strong and impactful father-daughter relations
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