What is the relationship between friendship and judgment in the story?
This short story is composed of two friends, Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley. Their daughters are also in the story. To begin the story, the two women are enjoying their time together, and their daughters are watching them, appearing to be judgmental. Getting further into the story, Mrs. Slade gets a little insecure about her daughter in comparison to Mrs. Ansley’s. The common idea I developed was that judgement can easily get in the way of friendship. Rather than being critical or judgmental of one another, friendship is about understand each other and helping move forward and advance from past mistakes.
I agree with your statement of what a friendship should consist of. However, at some point, a person should never try to play like they never did anything wrong before or if they’re perfect. But I understand your point.