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