Sympathy is the feeling of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune. It is easy to sympathize with both couples, Ellen and Paul as well as Solloum’s parents. Each reader will have their very own reasons as to why they may sympathize with one couple more than the other and each are entitled to their reasoning. My heart breaks for both families affected, but somehow shatters just a little more for Ellen and Paul’s struggle’s to survive, their failing marriage and the loss of their only child. Solloum’s parents came to Saskatchewan with the “Knowledge of survival in harsh surroundings bequeathed to them by their ancestors. This, (they) were not affected to the same extent as the others”. Therefore helping them to survive much better than
