She reveled in the devotion he showed for her and was devastated when he eventually left her in pursuit of wealth in Mexico. ... She moves out of her home with Leonce and the children into a shabby "pigeon house", but it matters not to her the condition of her new home for in her eyes she has had a great success. ... We ourselves are left are left with the burden of determining the answer to the question; "Is acceptance worth the subjugation of our very selves?" ...