What is the awfully simple operation, why is it unnamed, and how do the man and girl each feel about it?

linda-allen

ok! now that abortion is been discussed, what other social issues are mentioned in the
story?

The story was first published in 1927, so another
issue besides abortion is societal attitudes toward unwed mothers. There was no such thing as
government aid back then, so Jig would have had a tough time raising a child without a father.
Unless she was independently wealthy, she would have had a hard time finding a job. The issue of
illegitimacy would have arisen as well. Her child would have been branded a bastard in 1927. If
the father refuses to fulfill his responsibility, the only choices open to her were abortion,
adoption, or illegitimacy.

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