1. Wer war Schuld an der schlechten Ehe?
= I think to a marriage and problems always include both persons . The protagonist cheated on his wife and had constantly in a bad mood . Midge has never criticized no matter how bad things she was doing . Both probably lived in their world and would not change.
2. Erläutern sie das Ende des Kaptials xy....
= The protagonist wants to touch the young tree , this reflects the young lady again . However, it gets stuck in the trunk of the old tree , this reflects his wife . I think it's a revenge act of Midge . She wants him to get stuck and just as it suffers the marriage with him.
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