. . .” implies that the narrator can only see through a limited part of the door, his view is limited to his father only. This allows for a very strong description of his father in the moment. The narrators father was walking towards his room, his back to his wife. He had clearly rejected his wife's argument until she cruelly remarked, "Well, I hope you'll be satisfied when they come home knocked up and you've done what you wanted." (Alistair Macleod 229). Without stopping, revealing how shocked he was to hear this, he turns around. He's halfway there, but so far behind that he turns to face her. The offense he feels is the result of his opinion that it would be better for his children to find a better way of life than his. His children have the opportunity to have a much more fulfilling life and he wants nothing more than for them to pursue it. This would apparently be a good time for him to explain to his wife how he feels; instead, he holds it back, knowing she wouldn't understand. Turning around without saying a word, the only statement he makes is that he's crazy. At this time he is described as looking old and hard worked, although very