Exploration_of_A_Secret_Sorrow_and_A_Sorrowful_Woman

Exploration of A Secret Sorrow and A Sorrowful Woman Exploration of A Secret Sorrow and “A Sorrowful Woman” Sorrow. Not a particularly attractive word, it is actually a word that conjures up negative thoughts. Yet strangely, “Sorrow” is so prominent in the stories, “A Secret Sorrow” and “A Sorrowful Woman”. Both stories revolve around a central female character that seems to have emotional difficulties. However, both authors take a very different approach to utilizing the sorrow. Godwin’s “A Sorrowful Woman” is a thought-provoking story with interesting characters. It seemed to be the type of story when reread reveals new insights not noticed before. “A Secret Sorrow” was very difficult to read because it was far too dramatic. It was hard to read one time and I doubt I would be able to read it a second. In the story “A Secret Sorrow”, a woman by the name of Faye is battling a traumatic accident which has left her barren. While she is trying to come to terms with this tragedy, she falls in love with a man. The man accepts her flaw, and they live happily ever after. An interesting premise, tragedy is always a romantic topic to write about but story, sorrow, woman, sorrowful, read, secret, characters, women, trying, time, stories, just, interesting, character, word, very, tragedy, thoughts, take, symbolism, something, second, say, readers, new, man, lead, identify, godwin’s, female, ever, doubt, both, becomes, because, authors, author, again, able, zee, yourself, yet, write, wouldn’t, woman, while, van, utilizing, unusual, universal