Reflect on Ruth’s marriage to Harry. Do they have a good marriage? Why or why not? Is Harry a good husband to Ruth? In what way are we suppose to see Ruth’s marriage as being different from that of Mrs. Leon, a character whom Ruth meets after the death of Ruth’s first child. Finally, how does Harry’s death affect Ruth’s life? What might Fern be saying about the institution of marriage and its discontents with these plot points?
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