The Martian Chronicles- Really hard things

Some really hard things that are happening in this book are jealousy and acceptance. Both sort of mold in to the same problem that goes on in this book; when Ylla dreams about kissing an earth man and her husband gets angry. Why is he fussing over a dream? And could he be hiding something?

In the book Ylla's husband is angry over her dream. He says that what she's dreaming is ridiculous and it's bad that she dreamed it. It's obviously not the reason. He's just jealous of that his wife is dreaming of another man (earthling.) Especially when she describes him as handsome and tall. I think the reason he's jealous and not just getting over it, is because it says in the book that they haven't been happy in a long time. I think he must be afraid of losing her to someone who makes her happy. Even if it's in her dream. Which is why he asked her out to watch a show. He realized what he was missing, and realized that it's possible he could lose her. If you think about it, it's kind of sad. He's only paying attention to her, when another man takes his place. Maybe thats another really hard thing. The reason for being there for someone.  The reason for doing something nice for someone, is more important than what you did.

Another really hard thing in the book, relates to the same problem; and that is acceptance. He probably doesn't want to, but maybe he needs to accept that he is not a good enough man (martian) for Ylla. He knows he doesn't treat her well, which is why he asked her out. He can't accept that his wife will think about another man, even once and a while, even if it's a dream! (Which we find out later in the book, it's more than a dream.) This also goes into a really hard thing that is knowing what's right. He doesn't know what's right for Ylla, which is why he called a doctor and prevented her from going outside. he just doesn't know what's right for her, which makes him look like the bad guy, when really, he's trying to help.