"Smile"

Discussion starters:

• Of course, the question is what does the smile represent?
• How does this story fit your expectations of a marital relationship in Lawrence's work?
• What is the importance of the hat?
• Why is the woman named Ophelia?

Critical Source:

• Thornton, Weldon.  D.H. Lawrence: A Study of the Short Fiction.  New York: Twayne, 1993.