How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Michael Levy slowly woke to the thin glow of the morning. […] He closed his eyes, listened for his wife. There: in the kitchen, bustling about. It was a comforting sound, a childhood sound. The air even smelled of fresh-baked bread. (21.34)
For Michael, his apartment doesn't seem to feel like a home unless it's reminding him of his childhood. That means his wife is the literal definition of the word homemaker.
Quote #8
[The Golem] put down her needle and thread, then frowned in rebellion and picked them up again. She would stay home, just for one night, she would return to her old life: sewing alone, with a window between herself and the world. (23.153)
For the Golem however, in contrast to the last quote, her married home doesn't feel like home to her at all. She almost seems content returning to how she lived during her single existence.