1. Just like Bobbie Ann Mason, Lahiri sets the undertones of dealing with grief after the death of a child. Why do you think these authors chose this emotional route to connect with their readers about failing relationships?
2. Is absence really the problem in this story, or is it a question of lack of communication?
It would have been interesting to read a piece about a couple who stayed together after the death of a child so that we could compare their thought processes, relationships, and actions. I can't think of a specific story that deals with that scenario, though. Losing a child doesn't always wreck the parents' marriage in real life. (I don't know this from experience, thankfully, but I do know of at least a few instances in which this was the case.)
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