In the story of “The Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney, the theme of the novel is, deciding if work is more valuable than spending time with family. The theme is revealed through the action of Tom Benecke, to go after what was important at the time being. In the beginning of the story, Tom knew that getting the promotion could change his life from being a normal man to a wealthy man. The story starts off as Tom’s wife was getting ready to leave the house to go to the movies, his wife said, “It’s just that I hate you to miss this movie:you wanted to see it too.” in response Tom said, “yeah I know.” “Got to get this done though” (119). This shows that Tom wanted to work on something that was more significant than spending time with his wife.
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As Tom thinks back, he regrets all of those things he had done. He had made an enormous mistake for not going with his wife. If he had decided to go with his wife, Tom wouldn’t be in this situation as of right now. He wished, “... that he had not allowed his wife to go off by herself tonight- and on a similar night. He had thought of all the evenings he had spent away from her, working, and he regretted them” (132). On the other hand, Tom had broken the window to get inside. He didn't considered anything else. Tom eagerly wanted to see his wife. Therefore, he rushed to grab his, “... topcoat and hat and, without waiting to put them on, opened the front door and stepped out, to go find his wife” (134). More importantly, he knew that his wife came first and he needs to find her immediately. Not to mention this, as he was about to leave and find his wife, the paper got his attention because, “He saw the yellow paper, the pencil flying, scooped off the desk and, unimpeded by the glassless window, sail out into the night and out of his life, Tom Benecke burst into laughter” (134). Above all, Tom has transform into a man that knows his work is not necessary as his wife. He had letted go when the yellow paper flew away repeatedly. Tom learned that trying to retrieve the paper again wasn't worth it at all. It almost caused him to die. To conclude, in the beginning of the story, the only attention that Tom thinks about was the promotion. Later throughout the
As Tom thinks back, he regrets all of those things he had done. He had made an enormous mistake for not going with his wife. If he had decided to go with his wife, Tom wouldn’t be in this situation as of right now. He wished, “... that he had not allowed his wife to go off by herself tonight- and on a similar night. He had thought of all the evenings he had spent away from her, working, and he regretted them” (132). On the other hand, Tom had broken the window to get inside. He didn't considered anything else. Tom eagerly wanted to see his wife. Therefore, he rushed to grab his, “... topcoat and hat and, without waiting to put them on, opened the front door and stepped out, to go find his wife” (134). More importantly, he knew that his wife came first and he needs to find her immediately. Not to mention this, as he was about to leave and find his wife, the paper got his attention because, “He saw the yellow paper, the pencil flying, scooped off the desk and, unimpeded by the glassless window, sail out into the night and out of his life, Tom Benecke burst into laughter” (134). Above all, Tom has transform into a man that knows his work is not necessary as his wife. He had letted go when the yellow paper flew away repeatedly. Tom learned that trying to retrieve the paper again wasn't worth it at all. It almost caused him to die. To conclude, in the beginning of the story, the only attention that Tom thinks about was the promotion. Later throughout the