4. Why is the couple splitting up? Do we know? Does it matter? Explain your response.
It honestly isn't important whether or not we know why the couple is splitting up. It is not told why they are splitting up, but I got the impression that one or the other cheated on his or her spouse because the wife says "I'm so glad you're leaving...You can't even look me in the face can you?" This gives me the impression that he did something wrong (ie cheated) and is too guilty to even look at her. It honestly doesn't matter why they are splitting up but it matters that they are both very selfish in their split. They are both so concerned with their own pride and selfishness that they do not pay any attention to the baby's needs. I blame the mom for bringing the baby into the situation because it never said that the baby was crying or in need of care. It says that she saw a picture of the baby and then went to hold the baby as if rubbing it in her husband's face that she still has the baby and he has nothing since he is leaving. I believe that the husband wouldn't have started fighting for the baby if she had not brought the baby into the room. They are so selfish that they end up hurting the baby in some way, most likely killing the baby, because of the last line that says "In this manner, the issue was decided." It was decided who wouuld have the baby: neither. They allowed the baby to become something material instead of a human being they should be nurturing and caring for above themselves. These people are the not the kind of people you want to be having kids since they obviously can't take care of their own personal problems in a mature way.
It honestly isn't important whether or not we know why the couple is splitting up. It is not told why they are splitting up, but I got the impression that one or the other cheated on his or her spouse because the wife says "I'm so glad you're leaving...You can't even look me in the face can you?" This gives me the impression that he did something wrong (ie cheated) and is too guilty to even look at her. It honestly doesn't matter why they are splitting up but it matters that they are both very selfish in their split. They are both so concerned with their own pride and selfishness that they do not pay any attention to the baby's needs. I blame the mom for bringing the baby into the situation because it never said that the baby was crying or in need of care. It says that she saw a picture of the baby and then went to hold the baby as if rubbing it in her husband's face that she still has the baby and he has nothing since he is leaving. I believe that the husband wouldn't have started fighting for the baby if she had not brought the baby into the room. They are so selfish that they end up hurting the baby in some way, most likely killing the baby, because of the last line that says "In this manner, the issue was decided." It was decided who wouuld have the baby: neither. They allowed the baby to become something material instead of a human being they should be nurturing and caring for above themselves. These people are the not the kind of people you want to be having kids since they obviously can't take care of their own personal problems in a mature way.
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