While her infidelity is a strong theme of her nature Quoyleonly replies with a meek answer of “No divorce” (16). “Quoyle believed in silent suffering,” despite his constant torture consisting of Petal not recognizing their children and making love to another man in his bed (16). “He struggled to deaden his feelings, to behave well. A test of love. The sharper the pain, the greater the proof.” Quoyle did not leave this vile women that obviously hated him because he felt that everything that she put him through was simply a “test of love” the way hesaw love was pain (17). Despite only being alive in the story for a very short amount of time Petal has a large role in Quoyle’s recovery and path to a new
While her infidelity is a strong theme of her nature Quoyleonly replies with a meek answer of “No divorce” (16). “Quoyle believed in silent suffering,” despite his constant torture consisting of Petal not recognizing their children and making love to another man in his bed (16). “He struggled to deaden his feelings, to behave well. A test of love. The sharper the pain, the greater the proof.” Quoyle did not leave this vile women that obviously hated him because he felt that everything that she put him through was simply a “test of love” the way hesaw love was pain (17). Despite only being alive in the story for a very short amount of time Petal has a large role in Quoyle’s recovery and path to a new