When I was first reading the story, I was somewhat discontent with the ending, as I thought that there was no decision and the topic was averted by the woman saying she was fine while they waited for the train. I then realized, after adding the themes that I uncovered during multiple re-reads that Hemingway attempts to provide an answer for the reader. When the man comes back to the woman and asks if she feels better, the woman responds, “I feel fine,” she said. “There’s nothing wrong with me.” (478) This statement is a momentous one. I had initially overlooked the second half of the statement, just acknowledging her saying that she is fine, but when she says that there is nothing wrong with her and she feels fine, it suggests that she is