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 But John says if I feel so, I shall neglect proper self-control; so I take pains to control myself -- before him, at least, and that makes me very tired.

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 But John says if I feel so, I shall neglect proper self-control; so I take pains to control myself -- before him, at least, and that makes me very tired.

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The main character shows how her illness wears her down and creates a different side of her personality.

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He asked me all sorts of questions, too, and pretended to be very loving and kind. As if I couldn't see through him

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He asked me all sorts of questions, too, and pretended to be very loving and kind. As if I couldn't see through him

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The main character, who enjoyed the loving care of her husband previously, now has a different perspective on the treatment her husband gives.

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"Bless her little heart!" said he with a big hug, "she shall be as sick as she pleases!  But now let's improve the shining hours by going to sleep, and talk about it in the morning!"

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"Bless her little heart!" said he with a big hug, "she shall be as sick as she pleases!  But now let's improve the shining hours by going to sleep, and talk about it in the morning!"

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John believes that his wife's sickness is all in her head and nothing is really wrong with her.

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And dear John gathered me up in his arms, and just carried me up stairs and laid me on the bed, and sat by me and read to me till it tired my head.

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And dear John gathered me up in his arms, and just carried me up stairs and laid me on the bed, and sat by me and read to me till it tired my head.

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Here, John is depicted as a loving husband who takes good care of his wife.

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John is away all day, and even somenights when his cases are serious.

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John is away all day, and even somenights when his cases are serious.

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John is not able to see the full effects that the illness has over his wife becuase he is away throughout the day.

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John is a physician, and perhaps …perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster.

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John is a physician, and perhaps …perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster.

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The corruption of the society in which she lives is revealed through this quote because the men in this age were the only people who could work. They did not understand the effects and reality of depression that took over many people.