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Society has pondered the differences between man and woman since the beginning of time. I believe that Mr. Curnutt portrayed the essence of just that. The man thrives on the power of ownership; “For him it’s about power.” (Curnutt 113) Where the woman seeks the security, intimacy, and attention a relationship can provide. “The attention. That’s all it was, is.” (109) Men and women are totally different creatures when it comes to the affairs of the heart. Here we have a man that believes his first marriage failed simply because he wasn’t prepared enough and didn’t follow the appropriate steps. Marriage is a fragile bond between man and woman; a bond that can be broken with or without preparation. The male character enters into his first marriage carefree. He relents to his fiancées demands to be pregnant before they are even we. This is done more out of passivity than desire. (102) His weak character and need to please put him in a situation that neither he nor his ex-wife could handle. The product of his first marriage was a daughter and an ex-wife. He believes this to be the product of not following the “two- year plan”. (104) Fifteen years later and probably fifteen self help books later he has convinced himself that he is capable of having a successful marriage that follows the standard of society. She is twenty-five, in love and ready to be a wife and a mother, so she thinks. Many females in their mid to late twenties start to feel obligated to find a husband.
Approximate Word count = 1010
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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