Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories
The wife's story
lines 1-16 and think about how the narrator describe her husband.what do you learn about her character?support your answer with explicit textual evidence
lines 1-16 and think about how the narrator describe her husband.what do you learn about her character?support your answer with explicit textual evidence
Her story begins with a description of her loving husband. She tells of how she first spotted him and how his gentility enticed her. She extols his virtues as a husband and as a member of the community. He was a wonderful father, well liked and celebrated for his singing abilities. In her words, “He was purely good […] a hard worker and never lazy, and so big and fine-looking. Everybody looked up to him, [and] he had such a beautiful voice” (274). To his wife, he seemed perfect.