The story is based around the life of Charlie Wales, but there are many gaps that are unrevealed about his experiences and feelings. Charlie has come back to regain control of his child, Honoria, but his sincerity and frame of mind are the things are what the readers are unsure of. His sister-in-law, Marion, feels that he is not ready or capable to be a father to Honoria, while also holding a personal resentment for …showed first 75 words of 1288 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1288 total…let go of the past, as Marion always puts Helen¡¦s death as an excuse, when she is still trying to struggle with the jealousy of Charlie¡¦s past life. Charlie also yearns for his true nature, which was his past, but trying his hardest to restrain it. These two struggles with each other, while also reaching for Honoria, symbolizing their yearning for the present, reality, rather then being stuck in memory of the past.