▁children ▁were ▁left ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁effects ▁of ▁their ▁affair ▁were ▁wide ▁spread ing , ▁and ▁not ▁just ▁within ▁their ▁own ▁families . ▁“ B ey ond ▁its ▁shock ▁value , ▁the ▁outcome ▁would ▁have ▁ram ifications ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁for ▁architect s , ▁femin ists , ▁cr imin olog ists ▁and ▁arm ch air ▁moral ists ▁of ▁every ▁stri pe ” ▁( Intern ational ▁Her ald ▁Trib une ▁ 0 2 ). ▁The ▁American ▁press ▁was ▁sal iv ating ▁at ▁the ▁sc and alous ▁affair ▁that ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁so ▁shock ing , ▁so ▁wrong , ▁that ▁it ▁couldn ’ t ▁help ▁but ▁be ▁front ▁page ▁news . ▁Mor ality ▁ ▁“ M am ah ▁Chen ey ▁followed ▁her ▁heart ▁at ▁any ▁cost ” ▁( Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁ 0 1 ). ▁“ As ▁she ▁leaves ▁her ▁home ▁and ▁children , ▁she ▁exam ines ▁and ▁re ex am ines ▁the ▁moral ▁basis ▁of ▁her ▁choice ” ▁( Los ▁Angeles ▁ 0 1 ). ▁She ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Ed win , ▁and ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁begin ▁living ▁her ▁own ▁life , ▁rather ▁than ▁living ▁a ▁role ▁assigned ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁society . ▁“ She ▁feels ▁completely ▁re born ▁in ▁body ▁and ▁mind ▁through ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Wright ” ▁( Los ▁Angeles ▁ 0 1 ). ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Mam ah ▁B orth wick : ▁ ▁Full ▁name ▁Mar tha ▁B out on ▁B orth wick ▁Chen ey . ▁ ▁In vol ved ▁in