Sympathy In The Short Story 'The Cold Equation'

In the short story The Cold Equation it shows the theme of sympathy.The EDS just launched from a star dust but after he did so the supply closet read some kind of body that radiated heat.The EDS pilot sat in his chair and took a deep breath,considering what he had to do.He had no choice but throw him out of the ship. When the pilot open the closet he found a girl sitting on the floor. Then the pilot had her sit on a chair but the pilot couldn't Bring himself to throw her out into space.She said that her brother is stationed on Mimir she just wanted to see him because she hasn't seen him in forever. He sat there in his chair thinking if he didn't throw her out he would be in trouble with the law. He had to read her disc to that one person to read off her information but stopped. He called the place where her brother was stationed at so she can to him but he wasn't there he left in a helicopter in the morning so she couldn't talk to him until he got back but the person that they were talking to said he be back soon, right away. she had an idea to write a letter to her brother and to her family also her family won't understand why she is going to die but her brother …show more content…
(p2 ph13) “What are you doing here?Why did you stow away on this EDS?”he asked.He was just showing sympathy toward her to show her that he didn’t want to do it.(p4 p10)”I’m sorry. You never know how sorry I am. It has to be that way and no human in the universe can change it.”he said.This show sympathy by stalling the time that she has to live.(p10 ph16,17,18,19,20) “You don’t have to tell them that. They will know --they’ve always known it.”he said. “Are you sure? How can you be sure? My people are strangers to you.”she said.”Wherever you go,human hearts are the same.” he said .”And they will know that I love them?”she said. “They’ve always known it, in a way far better then you can put in word for them.”Sympathy is supported in the short story The Cold Equations By Tom