I edited the introduction and entirely rewrote the plot summary to correct factual errors.  The plot summary contained many errors and omitted important details, generally presenting an interpretation of the text rather than a summary.  This story is a first-person narrative with an demonstrably unreliable narrator.  Many of the views and actions of the narrator, Ann Burden, are questionable in terms of reasoning and morality.  Taking for granted the validity of her assumptions (especially those towards the end of the story) results in a very biased interpretation and misunderstanding of the main themes.