“Would you get me those shoes, mother? And Beryl, if you’ve finished, I wish you’d cut down to the gate and stop the coach…have you children been playing with my stick?” (page 10)
This excerpt shows that he pushes the women as well as the children of his family around. By the way it explains how he just ‘dashed’ out of the house, it seemed as if he did not care at all. It shows how the women really feel about him by the way he left, as shown in this excerpt in the middle of page 11.
“The worst of it was Stanley had to shout goodbye too, for the sake of appearances. Then he saw her turn, give a little skip and run back to the house. She was glad to be rid of him!” … “ ‘He’s gone!’ Linda cried from her room:” … “Gone!” (page 11)
By how it says that it has been “The worst of it” made it seem like it was such a bad thing for Stanley to say goodbye. The women were glad to be rid of him, and he as well was glad that he had left. But he had to make it seem as if everything is normal so when he returns things stay as normal, or in a way, just the way he likes it.
“Oh, the relief, the difference it made to have the man out of the house .Their very voices were changed as they called to one another; They sounded warm and loving and as if they shared a secret.” … “ to celebrate the fact that they could do what they liked now. There was no man to disturb them; the whole perfect day was theirs.”
This whole paragraph clearly shows that with Stanley around, they were held back. They could not do “what they liked” whilst he was around. They are left to being trapped under his rule. Stanley also is trapped into the societal expectations placed upon him. He is forced to show his ‘love’ and care for the women “for the sake of appearances”.