Average Waves In Unprotected Waters Summary

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In “Average Waves in Unprotected Waters” the ending was between believable and unbelievable. I don’t believe that it is anticlimactic because Bet, the mother, never went back to see her child, Arnold. Arnold, a nine year old boy, is handicapped and can no longer be taken care of by his mother. She drops him off at Parkinsville State Hospital. As a mother, how could Bet leave her son and not be able to visit for six months, who she cared for and nurtured for years. Though times my get rough, Bet should have had more patience with her son and held on longer.

The ending was believable due to Bet stating her and Avery married too young and left her when they had found out about Arnold’s disability. She could not do what most people could do because

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