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About 'Popular Mechanics' by Raymond Carver

Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver is a short story about a man and a woman,who struggled in a bad atmosphere.The man was in the bedroom pushing clothes into a suitcase,the woman came to the door and shouted to him in tears.The woman noticed the baby's picture and picked it up,the man wanted to take away the photo.They qureeled with each other and then began to grab.The picture was broken in their snatch.The story was ended by this.
Actually,the writer doesn't give a clear result.Was the baby ok,who had the baby,the baby was a real baby？
The writer uses'Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water.Steaks of it ran down from the little shoulder-high window that faced the backyard...' to strengthen the plot.Anyhow,the whole story is a reflection of life,different people have incongruous opinons about this.Not given ending is the best come-off.

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