A Sorrowful Women

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The Mysterious Women
“A Sorrowful Women” is set in the home of a family, a family in turmoil. Much like the first story, “The Story of an Hour” also takes place in the home. Both homes are also lacking the essentials of a good home. The Mallards seem to live contentedly, yet inside Mrs Mallard is screaming to get out. While the other family lives separately. Another similarity between the two stories is that Mrs. Mallard too locks herself into her room. And while in her room, she too escapes the pressure of life in a big chair, while searching out the window for answers. She wants to find her peace and to lock away the world.
The setting of “A Sorrowful Women” resides in their home. However, it is not a happy home. The family of three live their life in their home, with only two of them stepping out into the world. The story begins with the mother being put to bed. She was sick of her family and needed to rest. Later in the week the mother decides to leave the comfort of her room to travel to the kitchen to put up dishes from the family dinner, but is frightened by the look in the boys eye and falls to the ground. The father picks her up and takes her back to bed. A few days later the boy frightens her again and this time she is forced to retreat herself. So she runs to the comfort of her room locking out all the fears she feels. Now Godwin begins to give some detail into the mothers comfort room. He describes her sitting by the fireplace in her favorite sweater and curled up her chair. He tells of her sitting in her chair watching the snow fall onto the branches or perhaps loosing herself in a novel(37). Next Godwin takes us into the boys room, where the mother is entering for the first time in awhile. She noticed that his books have been moved, and the toys all seemed to have a new place to sit. She also saw that he had made some new drawings. Things seemed to have changed since she had gotten sick(37). The follo...