"He wondered again at the easy, graceful manner in which the Roman lyricists accepted the fact of death, as if the nothingness they faced were a tribute to the richness of the years they had enjoyed . . . " p. 46
His wife: "She was educated upon the premise that she would be protected from the gross event that life might thrust in her way . . . " p. 54
Humorous moment where prospective father-in-law warns Stoner that his daughter is used to luxury. Stoner says: Well, maybe I shouldn't marry her as I won't be rich. Father: Oh, no. Hold on. I didn't mean that.
Stoner falls in love with Edith, proposes quickly, marries. Very sad scenes regarding marital sex. Stoner, the farm boy, though inexperienced personally has a solid understanding of the basics of life. Sex is a fact to him. Edith is unprepared, repelled--marriage quickly falls on the rocks. She decides she wants a baby, insists on repeated sex until she is pregnant, immediately becomes cold, distant. Poor Stoner--unhappy.
His wife: "She was educated upon the premise that she would be protected from the gross event that life might thrust in her way . . . " p. 54
Humorous moment where prospective father-in-law warns Stoner that his daughter is used to luxury. Stoner says: Well, maybe I shouldn't marry her as I won't be rich. Father: Oh, no. Hold on. I didn't mean that.
Stoner falls in love with Edith, proposes quickly, marries. Very sad scenes regarding marital sex. Stoner, the farm boy, though inexperienced personally has a solid understanding of the basics of life. Sex is a fact to him. Edith is unprepared, repelled--marriage quickly falls on the rocks. She decides she wants a baby, insists on repeated sex until she is pregnant, immediately becomes cold, distant. Poor Stoner--unhappy.
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