Perception of gender in "The Gift of Cochise" and "The Walking Woman"

“The Gift of Cochise” and “The Walking Woman” portray the views of society on the female characters regarding their appearance based on their roles. In “The Gift of Cochise” Angie is the main female character of the story. She is a widowed woman with two children, she lives in a house located on Apache territory. Her main role is to defend and take care of the house as well as taking care of her two kids. This implies that she follows a more traditional female role. “She was as pretty as ever, but her face was thin, showing the worry…” (L’Amour 275). By the use of character the author…