comment on theme

The novel dramatizes the modern dilemma of whether or not a woman ought to leave her child in the hands of someone else in order to work in a career that she does not strictly need to work at for survival in order to explore the fears and pressures placed upon women in this situation. Myriam is an educated, ambitious young woman who does not need to work in order to survive. Her husband has an exciting, well-paying career and their finances are under control.