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Cheaper by the Dozen

Tyler Greco Ms Sullivan 21st Century Literature 22 December 2011

Book Review

Cheaper by the Dozen was written by two of the twelve Gilbreth children, Frank Jr. and Ernestine. In the story, the two take you through the life of their family in their small home town of Montclair, New Jersey. The family was held up together by Mr. Gilbreth. He was like the head coach of the family making the decisions and making sure everything in the family ran smoothly, while Mrs Gilbreth was there to back him up and support him in everything except when it came to punishments Mr. Gilbreth tried to give the children, which she usually never agreed with and ultimately rescinded. Mr Gilbreth loved being around all twelve of his children at the same time, children brought out the best in him. He would bring them everywhere he went, even on business trips. Like Mr. Gilbreth ran the family like a coach, he also ran it like someone at the head of a corporation or someone who worked on Wall Street. As a businessman, Mr. Gilbreth knew how to run anything efficiently, and I mean //anything//, even his family. He ran his family like a business. The life of the family was a funny one, but also had many hardships along the wa. However, Mr. Gilbreth always found a way to make things work. I would recommend this book to anyone that comes from a large family. From my point of view, I can relate to many of the family activites and way of life to the Gilbreth family as a whole. The main member of the family I would reccomend //Cheaper by the Dozen// to wou and be fathers. Many fathers spend all night and day thinkng of a way to keep their family togetherr and to even get their kids to listen to them. Many fathers could benefit from the example of Mr. Gilbreth.