"The Students Wife"

The Student’s Wife is a piece that speaks volumes. There is vivid passion described between the couple, as he reads to her and fights through sleep to please her with a sandwich and listen to her lists of likes and dislikes. But the underlying problems they share are as clear and evident as ever. She tells him the story of when they were younger and together, what seemed like a happier time that she was searching for in that moment she was currently in with him. He, to her dismay, is there with her but only physically. Emotionally the picture that is painted is the lack of intimacy leading to fleeting love. There togetherness feels like a chore, or a routine instead of a partnership and relationship. The actions of one night are evidence of the lacking connection they share. When she hears the children make a peep she listens waiting to hear more, to feel more, such as waiting to hear from her husband. It is almost as if she is searching anywhere to find a connection she is lacking. She does not want to loose what she has and fears she already may be past that point. It is a cry for help to re-iginite the passion and life she once knew. 

Amanda Hershman