Raymond Carver presented the theme of human connections or the lack of human connection in his story “A Small, Good Thing.” There are of course many things that connect these characters whether marriage, or a birthday cake there is something that connects them all. But the connections go deeper, there is more behind these characters and the world they represent. In the world Parker is showing us there is lots of suffering and loss, the characters are sad and that real. Maybe a character is connected through something as simple as being a Nurse but what the connection means is a lot more. “For the first time, she felt they were together in it, this trouble. She realized with a start that, until now, it had only been happening to her and Scotty.”