How is Howard 's mother captured as the typical Jewish mother stereotype ?
Sylvia Barack Fishman 's characterization of Marjorie Morningstar and Sophie Portnoy is that they are each " a forceful Jewish woman who tries to control her life and the events around her " , who is " intelligent , articulate , and aggressive " , who does not passively accept life but tries to shape events , friends , and families , to match their visions of an ideal world .