Family Values? What Family Values?

Hi, everyone!
I finally got off my lazy, tired rear and went to post on my blog. Spring Break's been hard on me, if that's even possible.

This week, we had to compare Tillie's dysfunctional family and the strict, traditional Capulets. I went back and reread The Effect of Gamma Rays Etc. Etc. so I was refreshed on Tillie's family. At first, I thought her family was completely different than the Capulets. After all, they were from two completely different time periods. However, after I thought about it, I realized they were surprisingly alike.
In both families, the daughter (Tillie/Juliet) often had different ideals from their mother (Beatrice/Lady Capulet.) Though the mother tried her best to connect with her daughter, it never really worked out. Also, both Juliet and Tillie loved something/someone that their mother didn't approve of. Juliet loved Romeo (blech) and Tillie loved science. They also both had someone who tried to help them achieve their goals, despite it being unapproved of. Tillie had her sister, Ruth, and Juliet had the Nurse.
The families also had their differences. Beatrice didn't necessarily approve of the whole Science Fair, but she did eventually let Tillie go. Contrasting to this, Lady Capulet never relented and let Juliet marry Romeo. She argued right to the bitter end. Another difference is why both mothers disapproved in the first place. Lady Capulet wasn't willing to let her daughter marry a Montague, due to a (quite silly) house rivalry. Her reasons were selfish, and somewhat immature. On the other end, Beatrice just seemed to want a a simple, easy daughter that she could truly love. She tried her hardest to care for and understand Tillie, unlike Lady Capulet.

So, ultimately, both families kind of screwed everything up. Hooray for a complete lack of family values! And before I forget, R.I.P The Rabbit. That was depressing.
Well, hope everyone had a good Spring Break (even though I didn't.) Relax a little more, and see you all next week!