an exception here and there, but the majority of the relationships drastically lack substance.Over the course of Swamp Angel Maggie journeys to numerous places and interacts with a multitude of people. For the purposes of this essay it would be impossible to study her relationship with every person she encounters. Thus her relationships with her husband, Eddie Vardoe, as well as her relationship with the Gunnarsen's, Vera and Haldar, will be examined here.Maggie's relationship to Eddie Vardoe is a prototypical example of a relationship which lacks substance. The relationship is far from the equal partnership that a marriage is ideally supposed to be. The relationship lacks a deeper emotional level. Maggie is basically reduced to another of Vrdoe's possessions, no more valuable than his car or his business. To Vardoe, Maggie is the woman that cleans the house, cooks his meals and irons his clothes. She is someone to talk to at the end of the workday. The conversation between Vardoe and Maggie is much like that of a master to his dog. Vardoe speaks and Maggie listens. Eventually Maggie grows tired and frustrated with this situation. She devises a plan to flee Vardoe and the house which has become a prison. When she eventually carries out the plan she does it on her own. She does not even confide in here best friend Hilda. This is a prime example of Maggie's "swimming alone".After fleeing her home Maggie embarks on a journey. This journey eventually lands her at a Three Loon Lake, a small fishing resort. Here she gains employment and forms two more -3-interpersonal relationships. these are with the owners of the resort, Haldar and Vera Gunnarsen. Maggie stays at Three Loon Lake for an extended period of time but never allows her relationships with the Gunnarsens to develop on any emotional level. During the majority of her stay she keeps her past a mystery. In doing so she keeps the Gunnarsens at a safe distance, never ...
