In “The Bridal Party,” the truth nugget comes from Rutherford as he characterizes Michael and Caroline’s past relationship as being built on sorrow. Maybe I’m easy to impress, but this struck me as a real gem. Not only did this idea put the rest of the story through a new analytical lens (will Rutherford’s marriage with Caroline be based on sorrow or hope?), it took me back to thinking about my own relationships, my family’s relationships, my friends’ relationships. It put me into an analytical frame of mind, looking at my own life experiences for days after I finished reading the story. What more can you ask of a work of art?!! And that’s quite a trick on Fitzgerald’s part.