So far mama is being depicted as inferior to papa. Mama has no saying in any matter nor does she ask questions. For example when papa and Jaja have an argument about why Jaja did not take communion and mamas figurines were broken she did not ask what happened rather she started to clean up the broken pieces. "She stared at the figurines pieces on the floor and ten knelt and started to pick them up with her bare hands" (7). It seems that she is definately scared of asking papa questions. One can't help but ask is she okay with this supression or is it becasue she is not a working woman that she does not want any arguments. Mama does not want to voice her opinion at the dinner table when everyone was tasting papa's new drink for his factory. Also when the children are finished with dinner or lunch they say "Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Papa. Thank you, Mama". Why is that mama is last is it because of her gender or simply because she is not valued as much as papa in the sense that she does not contribute financially?