The novel, From A Secret Sorrow advocates and emboldens marriages, while the short story A Sorrowful Woman questions and discourages it. Faye, the main character in From A Secret Sorrow, dreams of having the child and husband that the unidentified woman in A Sorrowful Woman has, but neglects. Both women are struggling with matters relative to family and their womanhood, but are experiencing conflicting sentiments. Faye feels sorrow because of her inability to fulfill the role of a mother, while the unidentified women feels sorrow because she is one. Faye feels as if her inability to reproduce is a personality defect, and that she is underserving of a life with Kai, the man she loves, because she is unable to give him the life that he wants. “…I don’t expect you to throw out a life of dreams just for the sake of chivalry. You don’t have to marry me Kai” (pg. 35).
Contrary to From A Secret Sorrow, the unidentified woman in A Sorrowful Woman feels overwhelmed by the role she is placed into, …show more content…
As mentioned before, they dealt with conflicting desires. Faye, longing for a family she is unable to produce, and the unidentified woman, yearning for a life without the family she has. The way these two characters cope with their sorrow is entirely different. While it took some pleading from Kai to get Faye to speak, she is open about her condition and inability to give Kai what he wants, allowing him the choice to be with someone that could offer him children. She pushes Kai away, feeling as though she is unworthy of his love, though, Kai is persistent, and Faye and Kai end up working everything out. Later, they adopt three children, are married, and living happily. The unidentified woman in A Sorrowful Woman, however, was not as open about her issues, and ended up isolating herself from her husband and child. This story has a much less happy ending. Cowardly, the woman decides to end her own
Contrary to From A Secret Sorrow, the unidentified woman in A Sorrowful Woman feels overwhelmed by the role she is placed into, …show more content…
As mentioned before, they dealt with conflicting desires. Faye, longing for a family she is unable to produce, and the unidentified woman, yearning for a life without the family she has. The way these two characters cope with their sorrow is entirely different. While it took some pleading from Kai to get Faye to speak, she is open about her condition and inability to give Kai what he wants, allowing him the choice to be with someone that could offer him children. She pushes Kai away, feeling as though she is unworthy of his love, though, Kai is persistent, and Faye and Kai end up working everything out. Later, they adopt three children, are married, and living happily. The unidentified woman in A Sorrowful Woman, however, was not as open about her issues, and ended up isolating herself from her husband and child. This story has a much less happy ending. Cowardly, the woman decides to end her own