Unhappiness: a common element found in Marriage
             'Once were Warriors' is based on a Maori character named Beth Heke. Beth claims that she married to 'an arsehole' however just couldn't help herself. "I love the black fist-happy bastard." The relationship portrays Jake to be the dominant character by using violence to dominate Beth. After a night of partying Beth refuses to cook Jake some eggs, and yells at him. This results in having a beaten up wife who is unable to attend her son's court trial the next morning. Despite the on-going beatings, she still acknowledges the good times they had together. Such as singing along to 'What's the time Mr. Wolf' and going on family picnics, - although these things weren't so frequent. Their children became neglected and their relationship began to deteriorate. It's not until their daughter, Grace, commits suicide that Beth is able to stand up to her husband and take control of the family.
             Elements of dominance can be linked in with the novel 'Owls do Cry.' The relationship between Amy and Bob Withers is seen from an omniscient point of view that allows us to investigate their relationship based on the materialistic world. Bob is the only one who works for the family and supplies all the money and food. He 'almost kisses his wife' before work and is more focused on the workforce and gaining money. The couple is so absorbed in the world of materialism, that they forget the world of imagination, and the world of passion. Sadly this leaves Mrs. Withers pondering over the romance that once existed. 'No one to watch while we're kissing/ No on to see while we spoon Come for a trip in my air ship/ and we'll visit the man on the moon. From this lack of passion and warmth within the family, the couple is doomed to be miserable.
             Their values of materialism are later brought upon their children wh
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