Plot Elements #1
She is the narrator of the story.
Who is the wife?
This story is told in ___________ point of view.
What is first-person point of view?
"It was the moon, that's what they say. It's the moon's fault, and the blood. It was in his father's blood." This quote shows that...
What is that the husband is a werewolf?
The outdoors (possibly the woods); 1980s --> This is called the ______________.
This is the author of the story.
Who is Ursula K. Le Guin?
This is an internal conflict of the story.
What is the wife's dilemma of figuring out who her husband is or what he does?
This is an external conflict in the story.
What is the husband leaves for lengths of time without his wife's knowledge?
The wife met her husband here.
What is near Spring Lake?
This is the ending of the story.
What is the husband is destroyed?
This is the wife's identity.
What is a wolf?
This is the climax of "The Wife's Story."
What is when the wife watches her husband change into a werewolf?
"And I saw what he saw. I saw the changing. In his feet, it was, first. They got long, each foot got longer, stretching out, the toes stretching out and the foot getting long, and fleshy, and white. And no hair on them."
Describe what is happening.
What is the husband is changing from a wolf back to a human?
This is the husband's identity.
What is a werewolf?
Lodge Meeting nights, the moon, smells, and singing coming up through the trees all indicate that the characters are this.
What are wolves?
This is a potential thematic statement.
What is individuals can sometimes lead different lives?