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She wants to ignore what transpired, her persistent feelings about Morton, and return to her daily routine at home
She debates internally whether Morton avoiding fighting the other father was justified
She fears Morton will start fighting the other man and wants to stop him, though also not
Feeling he has no other choice to resolve the dispute, against his wishes he is forced to leave the park.
Morton was planning to discipline his son Larry for continuing to cry and wishing to play in the sandbox.
Morton's wife snaps at Larry due to him not standing up to Joe, and exhibiting the same perceived flaws (i.e. weakness) as Morton
During and after the incident, Morton's wife develops feelings of contempt towards her husband, stemming from perceived cowardice.
At the end of the story she believes that Morton cannot even discipline Larry to stop him crying.
Morton's wife has conflicted feelings and thoughts on Morton, due to him not standing his ground against the other father.
The big man doesn't stop his son from repeatedly chucking sand at Larry, believing Joe has the right to do so with the reasoning being that it's a public sandbox.
Causes the Morton family, inclusive of Larry and Morton's wife, to leave the park (at the direction of Morton himself)
Morton's wife's attempts to scold Joe fall on deaf ears.
Bullying Morton by throwing sand at him
Most 3-year-olds are small and fairly weak due to their young age, Larry's mother unreasonably derides her son for being weak - despite the fact Larry is only 3 years old. "The child was still crying. Always before she had felt a tender pity for his defenseless little body, the frail arms, the narrow shoulders with sharp wing like shoulder blades, the thin and unsure legs, but now her mouth tightened in resentment" (Kaufman 3).
Despite understanding what the dangerous physical harm may faced Morton had he engaged in an altercation, she still feels upset and feels as though he should've fought.
After leaving the playground with his wife & Larry, he concludes (via cost-benefit analysis) that fighting the big man wouldn't have proven anything meaningful; as well, he would've also suffered serious injuries.
Believes he can calmly persuade the big man into instructing Joe to stop throwing sand. Utilising sound-reasoning, Morton attempts to resolve the situation between Larry & Joe.
He was reading the The Times Magazine newspaper, demonstrating intellectual/maturity levels compared to comics the big man was reading
He regularly works at a university
Interacting with the big man, his body language is described as timid/weak, showing he dislikes conflict.
When confronting the bully's father, he refrains from fighting.
Physical characteristics imply he may not have high self-confidence
After staring down the big man and failing to change his mind, he ultimately backs down and quietly leaves the park.
