It's hard to say that only one paragraph is rather significant. I feel that there are several small parts that give significance to the story. Even the title itself seems to hint at something rather important. I think the whole story revolves around the concept of small things. At the beginning of the story, a husband and wife are having an argument and the husband is getting ready to leave. It doesn't say what they are arguing about, but it seems like its been going on for a while and they have had enough of each other. Going with my idea of the concept of small things, I feel that the argument could have arose from some miniscule problem. Usually when a couple fights for a long time, the smallest things can set them off.
Another thing they argue about is a picture of the baby. Here is another small item that is focused on that would seem unworthy of fighting for in normal circumstances. Finally the fight escalates to the most precious of small things, the baby. I could understand that the custody of the baby would be an important issue to address, but to go and disregard its cries of pain because you are caught up in your "bloodlust" of hate for your partner seems almost inhuman and inhumane.
I feel that the story seeks to show the frailty of the little things in life and how they can be destroyed or damaged in an instance. Also how the littlest of things can change life for us forever.
I'm always try to look for ways in which the title is related to the story and I agree completely with what you came up with. I especially like how you stated "the story seeks to show the frailty of the little things in life". Little things can lead to bigger impacts.
ReplyDeletethat is a very interesting way to look at the story. i wouldn't have thought of it that way. focusing in on the title was an excellent way to make sense of a somewhat difficult story
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