Divorce In 'Still Of Some Use'

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“In America, there is one divorce approximately every 36 seconds. That 's nearly 2,400 divorces per day, 16,800 divorces per week and 876,000 divorces a year” (Family Law). After a separation, a family doesn’t simply cease to continue as they once were. A successful Family will last for a lifetime, and is not always determined by a marriage license or divorce papers. Many families have lasted through divorces and have been able to keep their core beliefs and values intact. Although a divorce starts the events of the story "Still of Some Use” in motion, it 's not the underlying theme behind the story. Rather, it 's about the weight of time, the relics and the ruins of the family that once was that we must now manage carefully and

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