what is the significance of this quote to the story, "Some do come back. And then the other women are happy because they believe that their men may one day return, as well. I used to look at those women and envy their happiness. Now, I too will be one of the women who wait."

put the trash into the back of the truck and drive the truck to the back. then you must unload the truck.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.