Summary Of Watching And Waiting By Morley Callaghan

In the short story “Watching and Waiting” Morley Callaghan portrays the complex character of Thomas, through the use of a third person omniscient point of view. By using this point of view, morley demonstrates how Thomas’s thoughts and actions depict his complicated character. Thomas is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and in a fit of anger, and finally accuses her of such, after much time spent spying on her. After Thomas leaves he decides to go home and apologize to his wife after “feeling terribly ashamed” of his distrust of her. However, his shame does not dissuade him from spying on her one final time because, “he knew he was helpless to justify his lack of faith in her”. Although Thomas is ashamed of his actions, and knows he