Summary: Isolation Leads To John's Death

Moreover, the reader discovers that John dies and Ann is heart broken. Her isolation lead to John’s death through her adultery with Steven. The reader can infer that since their is paint found on his hand that he came home last night and touched the door Ann just painted. He must have seen Ann in bed with Steven and put pity on himself for not knowing Ann was unsatisfied with him. To preserve her happiness, he proceeds to walk back to his fathers so Ann would never know he came home. Ross demonstrates how Ann’s loneliness leads to John’s death by “They found him the next day, less than a mile from home. Drifting with the storm he had run against his own pasture fence and overcome had frozen their…” (Ross 304). It is found out that John was