I think the theme of this story is “It’s not easily to control the demand of ourselves.” I think the theme of this story suggests us that “Not only child but also elder have the demand.” It means that both child and elder are have the demand. Even though they are the same, but one thing makes them differently, that’s the duty. Part of child, when they have the demand they didn’t think whatever because they didn’t have duty, so they can obey their demand. Part of elder, when they have the demand they always think about their duty first, so it make sometime they cannot obey their demand because some their demand be able to influence disadvantage for other people. Like in this story, Mrs. Scommers, she used the money to pay obey her demand, so her