Insight
After reading the article “My Husband’s Breakdown Was My Breakthrough” from the Modern Love adaptation in the New York Times, I feel like I got insight on a dependency factor that can exist in a relationship.
Summary: Tragic Love Story
The story is told by Anna Martin who is the wife in this love story, and she is speaking to her guest Stefanie Golden. Anna talks with Stefanie about her marriage with her husband d her thought process through a time where he is going through a depressive period. She describes always being aware of his depression but the shock of him wanting hospitalization and rehab to help facilitate the depression put her in a position of depression herself and had her understand her emotions and life position in a different light. This retelling of Anna and her husbands situation highlights the complexities in marriage as the levels of support, the painful processes of both partners not being available, and prioritization of oneself can effect a partner mentality and availability in a relationship.
Style and Perspective
The style the story was told in was innovative and very engaging. The way she uses her tone to express tension, the weight in her voice to convey emotion, and even the pacing in how she tells her story with her husband, gives me a point of view like I was there, while also telling a story I can immerse myself in outside the overall story. The retelling didn’t feel like an interview, but more felt like a venting session between two best friends with how vulnerable she was with using emotion when Anna talked. The producers, I can tell, used quiet moments and raised the pitch and volume of Anna’s speech when she used more emotion or seemed to describe her thoughts, to create impact on what she’s saying and to leave the audience indulged with the weight of the space between sentences. The sequential methods described in my recent post were used in this story session, which kept me engaged, such as the momentum method. I also appreciated the use of music—not overwhelming the story, but adding emotional depth to her vocal changes while she described her difficulties with finding a balance between worrying for her husband while keeping mental peace to not also fall into depression. The audio slowing or speeding up was effective with her stressed and reflection periods. The conclusion on her pursuing her needs and what’s necessary to keep her peace was beautifully realized, and the changes in narrative choices were very impactful when describing what happened with their marriage.
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