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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION
The story tells about life of Tom Rath, a World War II veteran living in Westport with his wife, Betsy and their three children. Betsy’s desire for a better
house and neighborhood are her motives for asking Tom to advance his career. When tom explains to Betsy that they are comfortable and should be thankful for
what they have, Betsy lashes out and accuses Tom of having no guts. Due to pressure, Tom decides to pursue a new career. While interviewing for the job,
Tom has a flashback to his time in World War II. Finally Tom lands the job with the broadcasting network, he finds himself
working for Mr. Hopkins, the president of the network. When Mr. Hopkins asks Tom to share his opinion on a speech, Tom finds himself in a moral dilemma. He
wrestles with telling Mr. Hopkins the truth that the speech is terrible and risking his job. In the end, with persuasion from Betsy, Tom decides to tell Mr. Hopkins
the truth about the speech. One day, Tom meets the man that had word from Maria in Italy that she had given birth to Tom’s child ten years ago and were in
desperate need of support. Ultimately, he decides to send money to Maria and explain the situation to Betsy. They will support Maria and her child by sending
one hundreds dollars each month.In this chapter, the writer wants to conclude the result of the analysis as the answers of the problem formulation in the previous
chapter. The writer answers the questions sequentially so that the reader understands the analysis easily. Before the writer concludes the analysis, it is
better to rewrite the three problems formulation; What are the problems faced by Tom Rath in the novel? How does Tom Rath solve the problems in the novel?
What are the moral values that Tom Rath reveals in the novel? The first problem formulation is about the problems faced by Tom Rath in
the novel. The writer finds out three significant problems in the novel. The first problem is about financial. Tom Rath almost sells his grandmother’s house in
order to get cash money. He does not think clearly about the consequences if he sells it. Maybe he can use the house to make money or something else, although
the house is inheritance from his grandmother. Luckily, the lawyer from his grandmother tell him not to sell the house too fast, and in the end Tom agree with
his advice. The second problem is his affair with Maria and the war flashback, and the third problem is his obsession with money and less family time. Although
Tom Rath tries to forget about Maria and the memories about the war, suddenly a man named Caesar come up to his life. He is Tom’s friend from Italy during the
war, and brings a news about Maria. After meet him, Tom become more curious about the news from Maria, so when Caesar wants to meet him, Tom does not
mind. He arrange a meeting while having lunch. The third problem is obsession with money and less family time. After joining with the United Broadcasting
Company, Tom become super busy. There’s no time for his wife and children. His boss also tell him that he is kind of hardworker. Moreover Tom joins a special
project with his boss, no more holidays at the week end. Tom realize about this thing, he doesn’t want his family lost a figure of a father. So he tells his boss that