- All's Well That Ends Well
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- The Winter's Tale
When Tanner is consults the doctor about Kitty’s pregnancy and their plan for the birth, he explains that their closest neighbor, Brinkman, often complains about living alone and not having a wife. The doctor says that Brinkman seems like “a crank,” to which Tanner’s responds by saying that he thinks Brinkman is “a dreamer.” This comment shows Tanner’s propensity to look for the best in people and to find value in places where it might otherwise be overlooked.
Along with being a positive personal characteristic, the story posits that this tendency—to find value in overlooked places—is central to the Tanners’…