In the short story "Weekend" by Ann Beattie, there is a central conflict between the main characters Lenore and George. This conflict arises from the fact that George and Lenore have a child together, live in the same house, but have no apparent relationship. George always brings women home in front of Lenore and she hides how much it hurts her deep down. The character of George is portrayed as an elderly, alcoholic man who does not seem to care much about everything that is happening around him. Whereas Lenore is shown to be a "simple" woman who simply lets George walk all over her by showing up with younger girls and who rarely shows emotion. Although Lenore isn't as simple as she lets George seem, she has a lot of emotion buried within her that she doesn't always show, and her character is much more complex upon a second glance. This short story is told in third-person limited omniscient point of view through Lenore's eyes. This point of view is significant in revealing the complexities of Lenore’s character. If this were told through George's eyes, then the reader would believe that Lenore is actually a "simple" woman. However, as it is narrated by Lenore, we understand how she really feels about this situation; "Lenore feels like Julie: Julie's face betrays no emotion, even when she is interested, even when she cares deeply." (Beattie 37) This lets the reader know that Lenore cares about what is happening with George and Sarah and all the other girls he brings home. And this even if she doesn't show it or speak about it out loud. That she cares deeply about what's happening and doesn't like the way George acts in front of her. The fact that the story is told through Lenore's eyes also leaves the reader wondering what is really going on between George and Sarah behind the film. scenes. For example, when George and Sarah go for a walk, we have no idea what happened on the walk, where they actually went, and what feelings they actually shared for each other. the other. This leads to what Wolfgang Iser would call "illusion", it leads to an imaginary world that the reader must create themselves..