The Wife's Story by Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy

The wife/the narrator

<p>The husband/the curse</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The husband changing against his will</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The woods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The husband moves in and they are happy. Eventually he begins to go hunting in the middle of the night, he returns tired, worn out, and smelly. His youngest child fears him and doesn't recognize him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the husband turns into a man before his wife's eyes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the husband is killed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Situational Irony</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of fiction that is highly imaginative and portrays events, settings, or characters that are unrealistic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>First person point of view</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reader gets a more intimate understanding of what the narrator was going through.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Put him or herself in the narrator's shoes and allows a person to gain greater empathy for a character.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Things are not always what they appear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People must address problems they are witnessing or experiencing with those they love.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ignoring 'changes' in our loved ones leads to bigger problems and even destruction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enjoy oneself in a playful manner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To awaken from sleep.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To wave, to swing like a sword.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wolves</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the husband begins to leave suspiciously and returns smelling strange and acting differently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A human</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The narrator's sister</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She no longer refers to him in loving terms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She sees him as 'the man-thing'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She sees him as 'the hateful one'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She sees him as a man who would 'kill' their children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The wife feared him once he became a human.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood, moon, dark</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The quote makes readers feel the characters are humans because they are doing ordinary things such as meeting others, walking, and going on hunting trips.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gentle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Good with the kids</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A family man (spent time with his mother)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Respected (others looked up to him)</p> Signup and view all the answers