Rising Action: They get married, have children, and start building their dream home when Harpo decides he wants to have control over everything, especially Sofia.
Climax: Sofia leaves Harpo. She still loves him and he her, but Sofia is a strong woman who doesn't tolerate Harpo's attitude.
Solution: Harpo changes his ways and he and Sofia manage to save their marriage.
The downfall of Sofia and Harpo's relationship was caused by a constant fight for power. When Harpo got it into his head that the man had total control and the woman was to do whatever he said, he wouldn't let up. Being married to one of the most strong women, mentally and physically, Harpo didn't get his way and lost his wife instead.
"I want her to do what I say, like you do for Pa... When Pa tell you to do something, you do it, he say. When he say not to, you don't (62)."Harpo and Sofia's relationship is an example of a good marriage based on respect rather than society's twisted idea of one where the man is all controlling. We learn that Harpo is a man with good intentions, but falling to to society's and his father's twisted ways caused the downfall of his once perfect marriage. It also sends a message to other women in the book that if women were as physically and mentally strong as Sofia, they wouldn't be so controlled and dominated by the men in their lives. Harpo and Sofia's relationship gave a basis to compare other relationships in the story to.
As a result of everything that happened between Sofia and Harpo, Harpo learned to be a better man, that it was wiser to do what he felt was right rather than conforming to society's ways. More importantly, Sofia and Harpo's relationship helped open Albert's eyes to the notion that a successful relationship was not based on how much of it the man controlled.
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