Tony Kytes and The Unexpected

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Introduction

It is difficult for us today to understand how men and women related 100 years ago as society has changed so much.  Men were much more dominate and usually earned the money.

The Unexpected

In The Unexpected, character Dorothea exported very independence.  Dorothea is passionately in love with Randall until he becomes ill.  Randall was getting die.  He demanded to her that marries with him before die. You can see how Randall’s desire to posses about Dorothea.

 “We need not wait, Dorothea, We must not put it off. Lit the marriage be at once, and you will come with me and be with me. Oh, God! I feel as if I would never lit you go; as if I must hold you in my arms forever, night and day, and always!”

But she falls out of love already.  She does not want marry with him.  Understandably as she wants a young, virile husband who will give her passion in the coming years and not and ugly man with smelly breath who is going to die in a few months!

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In The Unexpected we see Dorothea express her passion for Randall

  “ But Randall, you were once so handsome but now you are hideous!”

Dorothea realized that life is more than money; this can be seen at the end where she runs into the healthy nature and rejoices.  She is strong enough to refuse the potential wealth.  In this story, we can learn that happiness does not care with wealth.

Dorothea is very modern woman.  Passion and fulfillment matter more than security and money.  We can see Dorothea’s thinking that life is wealth.

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