Abstract

The study of polygamy and divorce in “Sugar Peas”, a short story from Bernhard Schlink’s Flights of Love has enabled me to discover that betrayal and sickness in love affairs are some of the causes of divorce. While some characters are ready to forgive their partners in case of betrayal and continue to assist their sick lovers, others, however, prefer to get rid of them through divorce. Such is the case of Thomas who is forced by his three wives to sign an agreement for his divorce with them because of his secret departure abroad and critical state of health. He ends up losing all of his business activities which become his wife’s property and spends the rest of his life alone in an apartment.

Keywords

• Characters,
• , Polygamy,
• Betrayal,
• Sickness,
• Divorce

References

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