2nd 🐑

Keeping the happiness nearly for four days!  💕 ❤️💕 

Literature (from Ernest Hemingway) during Chinese Lunar of the Rooster

Yet, something has changed so that 👱🏻Nick feels that he has to leave her, despite the fun that they have had together

Outside now the Marge business was no longer so tragic. It was not even very important. The wind blew everything like that away. 

None of it was important now. The wind blew it out of his head. Still he could always go into town Saturday night. It was a good thing to have in reserve. 

🙍🏼Marjorie’s reaction to the break up may also be important as through it Hemingway may be exploring the theme of acceptance and independence. 

Marjorie, makes no pleas with Nick to try and salvage something in the relationship. Rather she quickly tells Nick that she will take the boat while he can walk back around the point. 

If anything it would appear that Marjorie is accepting that Nick wants to end the relationship and the fact that she takes the boat, may act as symbolism for her independence. 

Just as Nick was in control of the boat at the beginning of the story, Marjorie takes control of it at the end. 

Marjorie’s physical movement, of rowing away from Nick may also be important as it suggests, at least symbolically, that she is moving away from Nick. 

It is quite possible that Marjorie has accepted that the relationship is over and, by rowing away from Nick, is moving on with her life.