The Other Two by Edith Wharton
My Reflections on the short story, The Other Two…
When first seeing the title, The Other Two, I really had no clue as to what it meant. It could really mean anything. So as I read more into the story, I saw that it meant the other two ex-husbands. That seemed a little intriguing.
The story mentions the characters of Mrs. Waythorn, daughter-Lily, Mr. Waythorn, Mr. Haskett, and Mr. Varick. As the story begins, Mrs. Waythorn and Mr. Waythorn were married and her daughter Lily was from Mr. Varick. Mrs. Waythorn’s first name was Alice.
Alice didn’t seem to feel like her husband wanted her to associate with her ex-husbands. Mr. Waythorn did seem to mind if she talked to them though, so she was right. When he found out that she had talked to one, but had not told him, he felt a little angry. It seems like he didn’t have much self-confidence if he minded her talking to the ex-husbands. When children are involved, parents must communicate. Lily was sick. So, it seems that they would need to communicate even more.
As the story moves, Mr. Waythorn seems to be around the other two husbands more and more often. They seem to confide in him about things that have to do with his wife. Mr. Varick doesn’t like the current governess that takes care of his daughter Lily. He also wants to see his daughter more as well.
As the story ends, Mrs. Waythorn seems like a carefree young woman. As all the men have been waiting on her and being all serious, she breezes in talking about tea. Before any business can be done, she feels like everyone should just have a glass of tea. She seems to delight her husband with this.
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