What is the summary of the baby in the bottle?

Answer 1

The short story is about a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Libre, and their baby in the bottle. Their baby was just four months in the womb when Mrs. Libre had a miscarriage and the baby died. Mrs. Libre asked the doctor if she could take the baby home. The doctor allowed her since she could conceive anymore after the miscarriage and so the baby was put in a bottle submerged in alcohol. Five years have passed and Mrs. Libre was still keeping it. The baby became black, the flesh began to peel off, and its body became shrunk. And Mrs. Libre could not move on with her baby's death. That day, while Mr. Libre was at work, he remembered that the baby was already five years and seven months old. He arrived home that day to his wife looking at the baby with sad and empty eyes. He diverted his gaze to the baby and then he realized that baby was decaying slowly and no one could do anything about it. He forced a smile and tried to make sure that his tears would not fall.
The short story was really sad. The couple was pitiful, especially Mrs. Libre. She could not cope up with her baby's death, but it could be understood because she couldn't have baby anymore. The baby's death also affected their relationship and their life after the death. Their relationship became cold and their life everyday became a routine they have to follow to live. They let their baby's death control their lives. I think Mr. Libre did not really put much effort in consoling his wife. He could have helped her in moving on but he just let her mourn and ignored her, and later they did not talk anymore. He had the advantage because he had a job that where he could divert his attention while his wife was left at home mourning.

According to Mr. Libre, the baby's flesh was starting to peel off and no one could do anything about it. This means that the baby was slowly decaying, although it was soaked in alcohol so that it can be preserved but it cannot be stopped

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