Freeman

I really liked how the story "A New England Nun" ended. It was a good break from all the stories we read with dismal endings that had to do with imprisonment or death of some sort. I liked the message behind the story. You should break off promises and engagements if there seems to be issues at hand. Louisa promised Joe Daggett 15 years ago, that she would marry him. That seemed highly implausible, and upon his return it seems even more dubious to Louisa and Joe to go through with the marriage when both had changed drastically over the last fifteen years.

This line of thinking would help stunt the increasing divorce rate in this country. When you see problems at hand, it's best to just call it off. I've seen many examples of this gone wrong throughout my life. I've seen so many couples have arguments with each other and constantly nitpick, but breaking off their engagement is out of the question for them. That, makes no sense to me at all. If you are fighting now or not living up to their standards now, how is that blow going to be lessened after the quarreling bride and groom tie the knot? The answer is, it won't be, and matters start to get significantly worse until the day the when the married couple decide to part. It wouldn't be such a big deal if it was just that, but at this point in the marriage, you have kids getting dragged through it, and it's troubling to have to sacrifice one parent in the middle of your childhood.