Narrative-What is the Author Really Saying:

On the one hand, the narrative is about a failed relationship with conflicts and hatred. The man is packing his clothes and ready to leave the house and the woman is glad that he’s leaving. But when it comes to the baby they both argue and fight violently over the baby. On the other hand the author is writing about gender roles and expectations and how the little things such as selfishness and control can cause problems that in turn harm the literal little things in life such as children. The author is portraying the gender norms in this narrative by showing how the woman wants to keep the baby because she is the mother-the nurturer of the baby, while the man uses his strength to dominate and control her and wants the baby by force. This eventually results in the death of the baby because they were too occupied with fighting over the baby and trying to take control that they didn’t pay attention to how much the baby is being harmed by their aggressive actions. The author shows how children suffer from parents’ unresolved conflicts. He tries to convey how sometimes the little things (in this case the baby) in life are the most important and if you don’t pay attention to them they can be harmed or gone forever due to selfish desires.