Ari

Ari is the main character in the story. Ari is a young Jewish woman who is married to an older man, Paul, and they have a new baby named Walker. Ari's mother died when Ari was a young girl so she grew up without her support in her life.

Ari's baby was overdue and there was concern for his well being so Ari's doctor performed a C-section. Ari can't get over the fact that she had this surgical procedure and didn't deliver her son in a natural birth. Ari feels that she had not been prepared for that eventuality and resents that she was cut open and had to heal from physical wounds in addition to the emotional upheaval that comes after childbirth.

Ari also bemoans the lack of any female support system in her life even though her mother and grandmother are both dead and Ari has...