Affection evolves into manipulation as the husband makes an impossible demand of the wife. He begs of her, “promise me you’ll use all the keys on the ring except that last little one I showed you” (Carter 20). She is not to satiate her innate curiosity to open a specific door with a particular key. He describes exactly where it is she is not supposed to use the key, and down plays the contents of the room. Specificity is key without regards to character. Detailed descriptions and instructions are included, but not relayed to a named individual. It is only to the wife as a general entity, and the first person point of view includes readers in the address. Curiosity intensifies for all parties involved in the experience, and eventually answers are found in the form of
Affection evolves into manipulation as the husband makes an impossible demand of the wife. He begs of her, “promise me you’ll use all the keys on the ring except that last little one I showed you” (Carter 20). She is not to satiate her innate curiosity to open a specific door with a particular key. He describes exactly where it is she is not supposed to use the key, and down plays the contents of the room. Specificity is key without regards to character. Detailed descriptions and instructions are included, but not relayed to a named individual. It is only to the wife as a general entity, and the first person point of view includes readers in the address. Curiosity intensifies for all parties involved in the experience, and eventually answers are found in the form of