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In the short story "" by Tobias Wolff, the couple is able to keep romance in their marriage as shown through their routine arguments, the symbols in the story, and the end result of making up. They spice up their marriage through routine argume ....

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... had happened before between them, he thinks "she didn't snap through the pages the way he would have done"(446). It is also shown that the argument will be resolved in time when the husband says, "It's shallow"(445), referring to not only his wife's cut thumb, but also their arguments. He then says, "Tomorrow you won't even know it's there"(445). He implies that the argument isn't that important, and she would forget about the whole thing soon enough. For the night, however, things have been made somewhat more exciting than before. Several symbols convey the couple's feelings, and what the ultimate result of their arguing will be like ...