“Pumpkin Pie” by Fay Weldon is a story about a wealthy suburb family and their poor housemaid who struggles to make ends meet. This story deals with facing reality that there are differences between social classes that go beyond just money, such as family values, their necessities of life, and their lifestyles. Throughout the story, it was apparent that the poor had greater family values than the wealthy. For example, while Antoinette, the housemaid, was making the pumpkin pie for the Thanksgiving dinner, she got a phone call from her house saying; “I thought you’d never come. Get home quick, Antoinette, your Cheri’s husband is banging on the door and she’s in here crying and he’s going to murder us all” (851). Antoinette knew if she left and Honey Marvin caught her, she would be fired, because Claire, the Cordon Bleu girl called in sick the day before “and was fired on the spot for lack of love and loyalty” (849). However, Antoinette still went home, because to her, nothing is more important than family. On the other hand, Honey Marvin and Jon Junior’s love for each other is superficial. “Honey never raised her voice or got mad at you; she was the sweetest thing. Everyone said so, especially John Junior. Well, he had…show more content… “Antoinette’s family-she had raised seven children without benefit of live-in or maintaining husband…” (848). Antoinette and her family’s focus was as simple as surviving. On the contrary, Honey would not feel comfortable unless everything was absolutely perfect in her house. “Honey Marvin spent $500 on an all-white table centerpiece, then decided she hated it, threw it in pieces round the room, changed decorators, and got in a centerpiece which cost $1,250” (849). Honey and her family would spend countless dollars on senseless items like table centerpieces, while Antoinette and her family struggled to put dinner on the table at