Elena, Unfaithful by Hyun Jung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n Interpretation of a story by Gloria Broder en-us 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC 2025-12-31 15:23:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Cake.png His daughter Eva stops him as he enters the dining room. She informs him of the news he already knew, subconsciously. HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717400 Reluctantly, he accepts it. Arianne greets him with a drink and neither of them can bear to discuss the matter further. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717400 When he goes downstairs, he finds the doors barricaded and the children counting silver HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717401 They tell him that the house is too big and they are moving him out of it. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717401 Convinced by his own lie, Alexei decides to win Elena back from her lover HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717403 He packs some suitcases, and prepares to go into town. He plans to buy her a necklace and a new wedding ring. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717403 The children are not happy. HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717405 They do not want to ruin their good memories of their mother and besides, there's no evidence of such behavior. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717405 Once the family is gathered, Alexei elaborates that Elena has not only gone shopping, but that she has taken a lover HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717406 He's very pleased with her for doing so. It seems to ease the guilt about his own infidelities. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717406 Alexei's four children, Arianne, Ilya, Eva, and Katya then come to pay him a house visit HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717407 Alexei is indifferent, but he goes out to buy a cake for the occasion. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717407 He calls his eldest daughter Arianne to tell her that Elena has "gone shopping." HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717408 Arianne is concerned that her father is in denial and tells her siblings. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717408 Alexei refuses to cope with his grief over the loss of his wife HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717409 Instead, he distracts himself with stories he makes up about her.]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717409 HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717411 He wasn't present at the births of most of them. He was out with his mistresses. The one exception is his eldest daughter Arianna, who shares many of his interests - like heavy drinking. ]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717411 THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717413
 There was once a Dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his Master had to fasten a heavy wooden clog about his neck to keep him from annoying visitors and neighbors.
 But the Dog seemed to be very proud of the clog and dragged it about noisily as if he wished to attract everybody's attention. He was not able to impress anyone.
 "You would be wiser," said an old acquaintance, "to keep quietly out of sight with that clog. Do you want everybody to know what a disgraceful and ill-natured Dog you are?"
]]> 2017-09-05 12:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184717413 HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184719857 2017-09-05 12:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184719857 HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184720094 2017-09-05 12:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184720094 HyunJung https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184720511 2017-09-05 13:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/HyunJung/9n3x4lgf1f4n/wish/184720511