When I got to the end of this story, I was just shocked. As a child of divorced parents, I have felt the strain of being fought over, parents can pull you back and forth until there is nothing left. I thought this was an extremely accurate representation of how bad relationships can end and how the kids get caught in the middle.
I liked the imagery at the beginning. When Carver described the snow melting into dirty water, I could see it happening. I also thought that the imagery could be describing what was going on in the house as well. The snow (the beginning of the relationship) at first pure, white, and beautiful has melted into this dirty slush (the fighting/angry ending of the relationship) that no one wants.
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