Failure In the United States, print and electronic media advertisements are full of images of the perfect family: usually proud parents with a happy and healthy child. New parents expect the fulfillment of a high-quality relationship with their newborn. So what happens when this fixation of happiness goes awry? How do the parents cope with failure when their child is born with some sort of imperfection? “Wednesday’s Child” by Joyce Carol Oates shows how …showed first 75 words of 1218 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1218 total…stopped being so selfish, they would have realized the reason she isn’t developing is because they aren’t doing anything to help her. The parents have stopped trying to make their marriage a success and allowed themselves to fall into the trap of asking the question, “what if?” Their immoral behavior and deceitful actions will haunt them for the rest of their meaningless days and be an example to other parents in similar situations.