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Krebs’ mother starts crying after Krebs tells her that he does not love her. He only says this, however, in response to her asking him—so the act itself of telling her he does not love her is, in fact, a passive act—a response to a question as opposed to a statement of his own. However, his stark and truthful response, that he does not love her, that he does not love anyone, causes her to cry. The crying is dramatic in the context of the story, as Krebs has been so emotionless, numb, apathetic, stoic. The mother here poses a…