in spoonfuls, and he would feed it to me. And it would be enough. p. 370
The quotation above shows that Hugh is always a good husband for Jessie.
4.1.2.4 Patient
Hugh’s patience and love conquer Jessie’s ego and selfishness. She finally comes
back to Hugh. Hugh is the one she calls when she needs help. Hugh is the one she depends on. Hugh is the real love she has had. Hugh was the most patient person,
always the champion of letting things settle, run their course ,come slowly to a head- all pet phrases of his. p.244
This character is analyzed by using other people’s opinion about this character. It is shown from Jessie’s opinion about her husband. Hugh is a person who
is always sure what he believes and he will wait patiently to reach the result. Yes, I’m coming back, Hugh. When I die, it will be your face I see
hovering over me, whether in flesh or in memory. Don’t you know? What I want is you. What I want is the enduring. The beautiful
enduring. p. 377
Because of his patience, he is able to lure Jessie. He waits and finds Jessie come back home. Because of his patience he can make Jessie realize her mistake of
abandoning him for another man. Actually, his patience is also affected by his job as a psychiatrist. He really
understands how to face people. He also knows that he cannot force something or someone to do something. Moreover, He believes he knows his wife, that is why he
waits patiently for his wife. Sometimes, he cannot handle the problems alone but his love to Jessie is very deep. He understands that his wife does not mean to hurt
anyone. He keeps all his pains alone but he stands tough to face those problems. For Hugh, Jessie is everything.
4.1.3 Whit The Monk 4.1.3.1 Tough
Jessie believes that she needs something to excite herself, in her boring
activities as a mother who always stays at home and takes care the house. Her return to her hometown for her mother takes her to one condition, in which she meets a
junior monk and learns about life, things that she has never undergone before.
Whit is a junior monk at forty-four with his temporary vow. His depression of losing his wife and his child on a car accident takes him to the benediction to devote
him to the religion. His past keeps haunting him but he hangs tough. His name is Whit O’ Conner. He had been a successful attorney in Raleigh
thwarting developers and industrial pollutants on behalf of various conservation environmental groups. He had a wife whom he loves much. Everything changes after
his wife and his unborn child’s died in a car accident. It takes his attention and life. Firstly, the author describes him as a person who lives in his own depression
and a person who tries to find life. He left his job and chose the Benedictine for his life. Later in chapter 6 the author describes him as a tough person. His sense of
abandonment had been bottomless not just by Linda and his promise of family but by God, whom he’d actually believed in. this kind of believing one does before
immense suffering. p.55 Even in his days in the Benedictine, he is still not sure what he is doing in
that place. What he feels is a deep depression of losing something. He is not only lost his beloved family but also his faith to God. He doubts the existence of God.
However, he is not standing still regret his life but he keeps searching what is missing besides his life.
