She is also seen as a typical crazy woman who is too needy to join the men's journey. She is shown yelling a lot at both Sal and Dean at one point, even throwing them out of the house. She is expected to stay out of the house with the children and never expects Dean to help her raise them since that is a woman's job. She remains desperately devoted to Dean throughout the novel even though he is unfaithful and is still clearly in love with Marylou. It reinforces the stereotype of the 1950s housewife where she cooks, cleans, raises children and has no life of her own. However, she is a talented painter who creates beautiful portraits. Sal and Dean are surprised to learn that he has an artistic talent that could reveal their poetic abilities. It seems incredible that Galeata and Camille were able to maintain themselves and function normally or perhaps even better without men. Camille is portrayed as a mother and lover who plays the typical role of a woman in the late 1940s and early 1950s and breaks down into a strong, stable woman who can take care of