Part one of term paper
In the short story "" by Tobias Wolff, the couple is able to keep romance in their marriage as shown through their routine arguments, the symbols in the story, and the end result of making up. They spice up their marriage through routine arguments, with the expectation of romance later on. When they first start the night's arguments, the hus ...

Part two of term paper
... the living room and the husband then hears "her turning the pages of a magazine"(446). Knowing by the sound of it "that she was too angry to be actually reading it"(446). Showing that this had happened before between them, he thinks "she didn't snap through the pages the way he would have done"(446). It is also shown that the argument will be resolved in time when the husband says, "It's shallow"(445), referring to not only his wife's cut thumb, but also their arguments. He then says, "Tomorrow ...