February 2011 How Can Love Never Fail? Karen Van Der Zee “A Secret Sorrow uses‚ Characterization‚ Tone and Irony to show that love is powerful and will heal any hurt. Anyone can say that what you hope for always doesn’t come to past‚ and then you may lose hope of it ever happening. It is possible to give up and live in despair or even defeat. This is very similar to Karen Van Der Zee‚ the writer of “A Secret Sorrow portrays in her story. Karen uses the characterization‚ tone‚ and irony
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unprepared for what comes with the eternal bond. When one goes into a marriage unready‚ regret can fill the relationship fast and cause a drastic turn of events. A Secret Sorrow and A Sorrowful Woman are two totally different stories; The former encourages marriage while the latter makes the reader question marriage. In “A Secret Sorrow”‚ the main protagonist‚ faye‚ vehemently pronounces that she does not want to get married to her current boyfriend. After some easing‚
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Hayley Poteat Victoria Hamilton GS240 Introduction to Literature July 24‚ 2011 My favorite story is A Secret Sorrow because it really struck a chord with my sense of being a mother‚ a woman and someone that can be loved for being those things. Karen van der Zee displays Faye’s emotions in such a raw manner. Faye is a woman‚ and the God given right of any woman from birth is to bear children‚ carrying on not only her legacy but that of her husband’s. The fact that Faye has had that ability taken
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There are many differences between "A Secret Sorrow" and "A Sorrowful Woman". One difference is the problems that the two women face. In "A Secret Sorrow" Faye deals with a physical problem‚ the inability to produce children. In "A Sorrowful Woman" on the other hand the unnamed wife deals with a psychological problem‚ making it more complex and difficult to fix. Another difference is the role the men play in the stories. Kai‚ from "A Secret Sorrow" has a forceful role‚ he plays the role of the
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The excerpt from the book A Secret Sorrow‚ by Karen Van Der Zee‚ explains a woman’s challenge of dealing with a permanent internal injury in her love life. The main character‚ Faye‚ was involved in a serious car accident that robbed her of the ability to have children. After the accident‚ Faye broke off an engagement with her fiancé and moved in with her brother. There‚ she fell in love with her brother’s friend‚ Kai‚ to whom she had to reveal her tragic injury. Faye’s dilemma began with Kai when
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The excerpt A Sorrowful Woman can be regarded as a sequel to A Secret Sorrow. Both stories have a lot of similarities than they do differences‚ it’s as if the author of A Sorrowful Woman intended for her short story to be the twisted sequel of A Secret Sorrow. In the story a secret sorrow the woman loved her husband so much that she was trying to leave him because she couldn’t have children and she didn’t want him to feel trapped in a marriage with her and she couldn’t give him what he wants. In
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Literature & Composition June 8‚ 2011 Character Analysis of Faye From “A Secret Sorrow” In the story “A Secret Sorrow”‚ a woman by the name of Faye is battling a traumatic accident. The reference of the car accident sets the reader up for the tone of the story. In the beginning of chapter 11‚ Faye is very fragile woman. Something is making her feel distraught. When reading the first sentence “feel the blood drain from her face” (Van Der Zee 28) and “thought she was going to faint” (28)‚ its
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The last two chapters of Karen van der Zee?s book‚ ?A Secret Sorrow?‚ are very eventful. Chapter Eleven begins with Faye‚ one of the main characters‚ horrified by the question her boyfriend has just asked her. Kai‚ Faye?s boyfriend‚ has found a slip of paper that has slipped out of Faye?s wallet the previous Saturday morning. The slip of paper is from Doctor Martin recommending her to a psychiatrist by the name of Doctor Jaworski. Earlier in the book‚ Faye had a car accident that left her infertile
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“Sorrow” The photographer‚ Chris Lefqvist‚ titled his photo “Sorrow‚” due to many things in the photograph that will make you feel sorrowful. Sorrow is a feeling we encounter when we lose something or someone of great value or worth to us. Sorrow leaves you feeling depressed‚ lonely‚ and hopeless. The first thing which pops out to you in plain sight in this photograph is the dead trees in the middle of a silent‚ still and lifeless pond. Apparently Lefqvist lost something or someone and
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Compare and Contrast of “From a Secret Sorrow” and “A Sorrowful Woman” In the short story “From a Secret Sorrow” by Karen Van Der Zee a woman who struggles to tell her fiancé a truth that is killing her inside. The story focuses on two main characters‚ Faye and Kai. Faye is a woman who thought that the world was over for her after finding out she was infertile. Faye had no idea on how to communicate such horrendous news to Kai‚ her fiancé. She was afraid that her Kai was going to leave her and
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