This story made me think about how people can become blind to the very thing that they are waiting for. Anamari, who provides medical care to the sick, has become hardened to the fact that she has not received help or support in the past. The people of Brazil have never shown compassion for what she does. So when Sam Monson comes along, who truly wants to help her, she can't see it. She actually says to him, "Lady hands. You'd scrape your knuckles on the wash-board and bleed all over the sheet". Ridiculous comments such as this are common coming from somebody who has become so rigid. She is truly incapable of recognizing a genuine offer of help .. the very thing that she has been longing for.
The story doesn't seem entirely sci-fi-ish to me .. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed it. It came at a funny time, as I have recently dealt with a similar problem of somebody becoming so bitter that they have rendered themselves unable to see what's right in front of them. This was a good read!!
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