If you've seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding or ordered a gyro at your local Greek sandwich shop, you know that Greeks are not only big into family archetypically speaking, they're just big families. And loud families. Cal's family in Middlesex is about as Greek as you can get—by the time he is born, his grandparents, parents, and brother all live in the same house together. And being from a country that gave birth to some of the greatest philosophers and plays of all time, they love drama, too.
Questions About Family
- How is Cal's family a traditional family? How is it non-traditional?
- Much of Cal's family is kept, how shall we say, in the family. (Read: incest.) How does Cal's family treat the people that aren't blood related? Think of Jimmy Zizmo and Meg Zemka as examples.
- Will Cal's family line stop with him? How will his family go on if he can't/doesn't have children?