ROSS: I, I don’t know, it’s got all this stuff about wind and trees and there’s some kind of sacred pool in it.

Later in the episode shows Joey and Ross trying to understand what the book is about. Right there, it’s like, um, ‘Hello, who wants one of my fallic shaped man cakes?’

PHOEBE: Ok, this is a typical lightning-bearer thing. They continue to express this throughout picking on ‘stereotypical’ male things. In this episode they almost turn into feminists contrasting with how they are in all other episodes. In ‘The One Where Eddie Won’t Go’ all three girls start to read a book called ‘Be Your Own Windkeeper’ where Monica describes it as ‘reading about every relationship I’ve ever had’. Rachel sees this as a betrayal much like one of a married couple, Monica says ‘It didn’t mean anything to me, I was thinking of you the whole time, I never meant for you to find out!’ It seems to show how marital relationships would respond to an act similar and shows how the gender roles play a part in a lot of the scenes between the characters.Įven though the women characters are strong and independent they still have a stereotypical feminine side. They have a seemingly stereotypical woman relationship, however in one scene during ‘The One With The Breast Milk’, a situation much like ones that face Joey and Chandler occurred where Monica is caught ‘cheating’ on Rachel with Ross’s new girlfriend Julie where they went shopping together and had lunch. Monica and Rachel’s relationship grew as the seasons went on from them being best friends at high school then reuniting on Rachel’s wedding day.

Be your own windkeeper book friends