▁of ▁women ▁in ▁society ▁A ya ▁is ▁different ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁in ▁Y op ▁City ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁finding ▁a ▁husband . ▁She ▁is ▁completely ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁men ▁and ▁would ▁rather ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁Bobby ▁and ▁work ▁towards ▁her ▁future . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁driven ▁and ▁independent , ▁which ▁is ▁certainly ▁highlight ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁novel . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁do ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁concerned ▁as ▁A ya ▁with ▁changing ▁their ▁roles ▁in ▁society ▁through ▁purs uing ▁an ▁education ▁and ▁a ▁professional ▁level ▁career . ▁R ather ▁they ▁are ▁more ▁pre dis posed ▁to ▁the ▁typical ▁women ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Y op ▁City ▁of ▁stay ing ▁home ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁family . ▁A ya ▁never theless ▁sets ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁and ▁high ▁standard , ▁as ▁she ▁asp ires ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁doctor ▁one ▁day . ▁A ya ▁represents ▁the ▁push ▁towards ▁raising ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁women ' s ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁rather ▁than ▁stay ing ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁historical ▁gender ▁role ▁in ▁Y op ▁City , ▁as ▁displayed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁women . ▁ ▁Hon esty ▁and ▁loyal ty ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁face ▁problems ▁with ▁inf idel ity ▁and ▁d ish on esty ▁in ▁their ▁narr atives — wh ether ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁perpet rat ors ▁or ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁their ▁paths ▁eventually ▁cross ▁in ▁more ▁ways ▁than ▁one , ▁often ▁not ▁in ▁good ▁ways ▁( in ▁the