'Nej'-ilism

I have a test in my Danish class tonight. One part of the exam is to read three short, ridiculously simple 'books' in Danish and talk about them for a few minutes. I had assumed that the books would be some Dick and Jane shit, but while the language in the books is indeed Pixar level, the subject matter is pure Almodovar. The first book was about two children nearly drowning, and I've just finished 'Father', which has the following exchange:

Henrik tells his girlfriend that he can't see her for the next two weeks. "Two weeks," Marie says. "That is long. You don't love me anymore?"

"Of course I love you," says Henrik. "But my exam is important."

"More important than me?" says Marie. She cries.

Henrik doesn't answer, so Marie leaves.

Ooooo... K. That's a bit serious. Later in the book, we leave See Spot Run territory entirely

"I'm pregnant," says Marie quietly. Henrik says nothing. He stares at Marie. Then he looks down at the floor.

"Pregnant? Who's the father?" says Henrik.

"You're the father, of course," says Marie. "I haven't been with anyone else." [...]

"So what should we do?" says Marie.

"We should have an abortion, of course," Henrik says. [...]

"An abortion?" Marie says. "No, I don't want to have an abortion. I want to have the child."

"But I won't be the father," Henrik says.

"You only think about yourself," Marie says. [...]

"If you have the baby, I won't be your boyfriend anymore," Henrik says.

"Then we're not dating," Marie says. "You can leave."

Good Lord. I don't know if this 'Learning Danish With Nietzsche' approach is a deliberate decision or just a symptom of Danish Expectitis, but it's interesting that they break out the 'bortion this early in the Danishing process. I get the feeling that in the Level Two class, Henrik and Marie experience the business end of the 55 percent divorce rate, join the Hell's Angels, and start stuffing cotton rags into bottles.