Gail Godwin's A Sorrowful Woman

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In Gail Godwin’s story “A Sorrowful Woman” the character that I have found to be the most interesting was the mother, who is also the protagonist of the story. The mother appears to be dissatisfied with her life and mostly with her son. In my opinion, one of the main reasons to why she remains a sympathetic character despite her refusal to be a traditional housewife, is that she still cares about her family and does not want to hurt them. The character might be angry at her son from time to time, but this does not change the fact that she loves him.
I have also noticed that the mother in the story is also a little unstable. The thing that suggests this trait of hers is that, she wants to have more choices and options in her life yet she is

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