Humans are not stable creatures and often, like all other animals, give in to their irrational thoughts without consideration of the possible outcomes. Carver's “Popular Mechanics” demonstrates that the selfish and emotional acts of human beings often lead to tragedy. The tragedy that unfolded during Carver's flash fiction work is the death of the infant child during the altercation between the parents. Delving into the selfish actions of the parents, the two grown adults, without consideration of the child, decided that it was only one of the two that deserved to keep their baby. This particular scenario unfolds when the father demands the child fall into his custody by stating, “I want the baby”. Aside from the purely selfish actions of the
