“The Murder” by John Steinback reveals events that take place in an untraditional marriage between two very different people. Jim Moore marries Jelka Sepic, mostly because of her beauty. Jelka, a Jugo-Slav girl, has lived a different life compared to Jim. Jelka tries to please Jim by working hard around the house, but later in their marriage Jim catches her in bed with her cousin. Jim gets very angry and shoots Jelka’s cousin. Jim …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…in the way she thought would. Jim wanted Jelka for her companionship and of course to delight in her beauty. Jim and Jelka plan to build a new house away from the old house with the haunting memories. If their marriage survived this tribulation it will more than likely stand up to almost any hardship sent their way. Even with their lack of communication Jim and Jelka will probably have a long and happy marriage.