Margaret Atwood- Moral Disorder

In the course of the galore(postnominal) interrelated short stories written in Moral Disorder we ply to find get going many thing about the main characters. In some ways the reader develops a sort of one on one relationship with each character, and take ins more and more about them in each story. Specific eithery, one of the main characters who tends to stand out in the plot striving as a person with a sort of clandestine temper is Tig. Tigs mysterious personality is brought to life mainly in the story Monopoly. When we counterbalance see Tig in the beginning of monopoly, he and Nell just purchased an old make house where they plan on liveliness.As time progresses throughout the storyline, we learn about Tigs children and how they plan on visiting the new conjure up house. With this bear witness it brings up thoughts about Tigs old wedding party to Oona. We now find out that the reason why Tig and Oona divorced was not because of Oona, but the two of them as a hole. It g ives insite to their failed marriage with the fact that OOna would give her total lifes attention at her writing, and leave Tig to take care of the children and the house totally alone.Even though to the public eye Tig and Oonas relationship could solo be described as perfect, it is obvious that deep down cosmos married to Oona was bringing him down. They were a good deal seen together in magazines and in paintings smiling as if they had not a care in the world, but according to Tig this was the furthest thing from the truth. The two of them together time-tested to show the sense of love and stability to the public that they both yearned for. They often appeared in magazines cooking and laughing together, but once the cameras stopped rolling things turned back how they usually where.Oona would be dark toilsome to finish her book, and Tig would be left with taking care of the children and the base chores all while working at a radio station. As time progressed ulterior the divorce Tig and Nell decided to rent an old farm house. We now find out about another mysterious crock up of Tigs life, his kids. Once Tig and Nell moved into their farm house, Tigs children came to visit each weekend. So, every weekend Nell would have to pack up all her retention and leave their house before Tigs children arrived.Tig tried very large(p) in order to make his children know that the reason why he and their mother divorced was not because of Nell, and that he and Oona still were on verbalize terms. This shed insight into Tig role as a father. Even though Tig usually doesnt like to speak about his past marriage with Oona, he makes sure that his children are not affected by the divorce. either weekend that they would visit, he would try and create a fun lovely environment at the farm house in order for his children to be happy. Before this we neer saw Tig as much of a family man.Instances much(prenominal) as Tigs children visiting shed light on a new personalit y that we never knew about Tig. After Tigs children leave, and Nell returns home things start to go back to normal. Nell and Tig seem to be extremely happy living together, which serves as a complete opposite to his relationship with Oona. Nell speaks about the sunlight shadows they spend together once Tigs children leave, and the time they spend trying to get up the big hill in front of the attribute during the winter months. Although the some of the things they did together were simple, it was obvious that it meant something to Nell.Tig and Oona would sit together during the bestride home in silence most of the time, but the silence they divided up definitely meant something. During these times it became clear that the reason that Nell and Tig were together was because of Oona. Shortly after Oona finished her book, she and Tig invited Nell over for a dinner party party at her house. The dinner party turned out a success, and Nell ended up resting later than all the other guest s to play a game of monopoly with Tigs children. The night was full of laughs and the conversation at the dinner table seemed as if it were to never end.Nell later saw that that dinner party was not a regular dinner party, but more of an interview session that would later great up with her being in a relationship with Tig. After for a while life for Nell and Tig started to grow into a sort of routine were Nell would stay at the farm house during the week, then suddenly disappear and hide all traces of her existence. But one weekend this was all about to change. Tigs mysterious personality came into play again when he told Nell that he wanted her to stay at the farm house the upcoming weekend when his children came to visit.This came as a complete shock to Nell because she never expected Tig to bring the situation up with her because he was always so quiet and to himself about the situation. Nevertheless Nell at first was extremely against this idea thinking that she would be cros sing the line. But Tig assured her that it would be best for the children to see her in her innate environment and her home. Tig covertly spoke to his children and to Oona about the situation and they all concord that it would be a good idea for Nell to stay a weekend with the children when they came to visit.