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Tevya and His First Daughter Tevya and His First Daughter is about a poor dairyman, Tevya, and his daughter Tzeitl, who is in an arranged marriage that she does not want to be in. Tevya and his wife, Golde, both approve of Tzeitl being married to Lazar Wolf, the town’s butcher. They forget to ask Tzeitl about her feelings about the marriage, and when Tzeitl finds out she starts to cry. Tzeitl’s sister, …

…make for his daughter. While Tzeitl’s parents only meant well for her, they should have asked what her thoughts and feelings were on the situation. Tzeit’s sisters were very helpful during the predicament, by making Tevya and Golde recognize the error of their ways. The suitors had contrasting opinions in ways of arranged marriages and reasons for marrying Tzeitl. The parents, the daughters, and the suitors all had different views on arranged marriages.