One of the highly fascinating aspects of this story is
that what is going on between Jig and her lover is only alluded two once during the
story and then not referred to again. However, it is important to realise how the
abortion, although never directly referenced, is the weight that hangs around both of
the characters' shoulders and determines everything else. Through this topic we see the
selfishness of the American in wanting Jig to have an abortion and Jig's profound
reluctance to have an abortion, and the way that the American imposes his will
psychologically on Jig. The reference is as follows:
"It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig,"
the man said. "It's not really an operation at
all."
He then says a couple
of lines later that it is only "to let the air in," and that it is "not really
anything." Note here how the man is deliberately trying to downplay the severity and
importance of what he is trying to convince Jig to do. This shows his own selfishness
and complete lack of understanding, because for Jig what he is contemplating for her
can definitely not be described as "not really anything."
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