Dill had it all, anything that he wished upon he received except for parents to stay togethet. He felt that his parents don't spend any time with him ever since his mother remarried. He didn't feel like they needed him anymore even though he needed them.
He is uncomfortable driving because there are many laws, or "directions" to follow when on the road
The wife in "The Wife's Lament" thinks her husband is A. suffering great sadness.
He was forced to leave her and the town he was living in, although it is not explained why this is the case. His wife is devastated, and believes that he is in great pain because he had to abandon her. This is why she wants to go and find him, in order to be with him again.
