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According to Ronald Berman, "Fitzgerald's protagonists are judged by contemporary psychological standards… If we look at
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Many of the stories praised in
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contained some of his most profound, if not most widely known, short stories, stating that "'The
Adjuster' looks at the ramifications of a woman's decision to marry for money and what happens when her husband and child fall ill and she has to assume responsibility she never imagined."
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but also the anxieties and difficulties of relationships and post-war depression. "The
Adjuster" portrays themes of disenchantment, responsibility, fulfillment within relationships and marriage and is analogous of Fitzgerald's relationship to his wife Zelda.
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others. They try to remake themselves." Luella Hample, as the protagonist of "The
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These ideas, mirroring
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Fitzgerald wrote "The
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