Thursday, December 8, 2011

Popular Mechanics

"But he would not let go. He felt the baby slipping out of his hands and he pulled back very hard. In this manner, the issue was decided."

Personally, I was confused by the short stories ending. I understood the main premise of the story of the two parents arguing and debating over the child. The final lines give an insinuation that the baby is physically hurt at the end. This questions if either parent got the baby at the end. The fact that the parents are fighting and can't talk efficiently shows how immature they are. Obviously the issue over the child is important, but they aren't treating it the right way by arguing in such a manner. I just don't understand what happens to the baby. The ending is very climatic and it doesn't explain anything. This makes me wonder if the ending isn't positive or happy at all. The author purposely makes the ending a mystery for a literary purpose, even though I don't know what that is.

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