uot;Well, Nick and I know what love is" to illustrate her comprehension of the subject of love. (Carver 175) During this phase, when the sun is shining brightly, everyone seems to be filled with confidence, and it is demonstrated when Terri is insistent that Ed was in fact in love with her, however skewed his perception of love was, while Mel is equally confident to deny that Ed's behaviour was based on love.
             In the second phase, when "The afternoon sun was like a presence in this room, the spacious light of ease and gene
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