Alma had, by all accounts, an absolutely spectacular time. She was truly the bride of the wind, and I don’t think she ever really wanted to marry anyone, and likely wouldn’t have if the convention hadn’t demanded it. If you feel sympathy for Oskar, it’s easy to write off Alma as a heartbreaker, but she was self-assured and honest about the fact that she didn’t want to be married to him. Not everyone needs to get married. Some people just sleep with tons of cool people and have interesting lives.
