Monique Proulx's Short Story 'Feint Of Heart'

The short story “ Feint of Heart” by Monique Proulx explores a story of love affair which is destroyed by independence. Thus, the underlying message in the story is independence. The readers know this because of the passage “ misguided perfectionists who, in the name of Independence, complicate their lives” (3). The unique capitalization of the word independence in the middle of the sentence captures the reader’s attention, in addition, it foreshadows what will happen in the future. The protagonists of the story, Françoise and Benoît, finds their happiness in each other’s arms. Indeed, there are times in which Françoise daydreams about Benoît, on the other hand, Benoît smiles whenever he thinks of Françoise. However, they also feel the fear