The short story, “The Wife’s Story”, by Ursula K. Le Guin, is about a wife whose husband transforms from a wolf to a human. The short story overall shows metamorphosis of the identity of, not only the husband, who physically changes, but the mental changes, the wife, child, and sister encounter. The short story depicts the transfiguration of both the husband and the wife, showing that even though the husband the wife once new was gone, she still loves him, despite what the husband is changing into and all the chaos around them. Through the short story Le Guin uses many details to characterize the story and to help the reader fully understand the character. Throughout the story Le Guin uses different kinds of characterization to mold the character,
