Gertrude seems as if she doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. Her actions are defined in many ways. Some go with the fact that she is uneducated and acts the way she does because she doesn't know any better and some seem to think that she knows exactly what she is doing and acts that way to keep her status. I agree with the fact that she is completely clueless and acts only to make others happy. She is very weak and a woman with no confidence.