The death of the only son in Judge Daniel Cady's family struck a deep blow in his heart. Their only son had just returned from Union College only to die at home when Elizabeth was just 11 years-old.
Now left with five girls, Judge Daniel Cady was thrown into so much anguish, that when Elizabeth came to comfort him, he wished that she were a boy. This lamentation by her father was the driving force that made Elizabeth determined to prove that both genders were just as important. She promised her father that she would try to be all that her brother was.
A career can change throughout a person's life! You aren't dedicated to that career forever, by going back to school you can enter in whatever new career you wish. Some people have many different careers throughout their lives!
The reason why Eliezer has strong reaction to hearing the Kaddish at the moment is basically because he was the one who rebelled against his religion, and from this he always thought why would God (which is loving) do something like this. Elie then doesn't pray to God to help him in the case that he need's help with.
