In a song at the end of the world , how does the historical background affect the

Mr. Woodifield mourned his son in an unhealthy way because of his addiction to cigars and alcohol while the Boss on the other hand, buried his grief in his work he was doing with his business and was able to move on.

Explanation:

In "The fly" by Katherine Mansfield,  Mr. Woodifield turned to harmful habits after the death of his son. He leaves the house every Tuesday without telling his family and goes out to drink and goes out to drink and smoke excessively. He smoke the cigars on tueday which means that he tries to hide it from his family. The boss is an affluent friend of Mr. Woodifield whose son died in the war as well as the son of Mr. Woodifield. but as time passes by, the boss healed as symbolized by the death of the fly. The boss lost his only son to the war which devastated him so much but he still healed as time goes by. the character of the boss shows how time heals.