Throughout this short story, the main character, Ann, resembles a selfish, frustrated, unhappy and insecure character with a weak personality. She faces some problems with both herself and John, her husband. They do not have a very healthy relationship which leads to John’s suicidal death in the end. Should Ann be blamed for John’s death ?
John is a simple farmer who thinks the only way he can please Ann is by working all day to earn money for her. However Ann would prefer him to spend more time with her, which is a typical housewife demand. That shows her main character trait: selfishness. She is being unfair to him because she wants him to stay next to her all the time while he wants to go work and make money. Once, John goes to his father’s house, leaving Ann home
Ann is the most to blame for her depression, her affair with Steven, and John’s suicide. Although John does not pay much attention to Ann, it is Ann's fault because she never tells John that she wants to spend more time with her than working. Ann brings her depression upon herself because she hides her feelings from John so they can never resolve them. She also drives John to commit suicide because she "sleeps" with Steven, making John think that she doesn't love him anymore. Because Ann would not share her feelings, she caused the death of her husband.
Ann has prior feelings for Steven from when she was still single. It appears that Ann secretly thinks of Steven as her prince charming and her savior. Forgetting the fact that she is married to his friend, Steven takes adva
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