Pleasure Reading №6

Chapters 37-42

Mr. Hurstwood lost hope to find a job and have money in a moment when he had only 50 dollars for food and their flat. Day after day the husband seemed to Carrie as a weak and good-for-nothing man, he gave up in attempts to find job, he even did not try to find because he spent whole days at home. An interesting thought came in Caroline’s mind that she herself had to earn money. She needed some days to find a job in the theatre, where she got 12 dollars per week. Firstly all her money was used to pay for a flat and food but then Carrie’s heart began to protest.

She did not appreciate that Mr. Hurstwood had no work and their relationship got worse and worse. The director in the Carrie’s theatre noticed her talent and made her the main actress there with 18 dollars per week. However, Caroline decided to hide information about it to let herself buy new clothes. She coped with her role but had to change the theatre in the near future because the troop was going to be on tour. Caroline did not go with them because of a lack of money and her husband. She became an actress of other theatre with 35 dollars per week and decided to break up relationship with Hurstwood because she was tired to pay for everything and saw the husband to do nothing to change the situation. One night when Mr. Hurstwood returned home, he found the letter and 20 dollars which Carrie had left him. He noticed changes in her behavior long ago when she spent much time outside and did not talk with him, but the man thought that Caroline would not leave him alone.