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The titles of the novel and the folk tale are both The Crane Wife. Looking closer at the symbol of the wife, how are wives portrayed in the novel?
The novel explores how the conflicting elements in a relationship and the subsequent forgiveness are often necessary to the survival of the relationship itself. The crane forgives the fisherman and the relationship lives in the story. Amanda cannot forgive herself or Henri for the fact that she loves him and that she is the one who sabotages their relationship because of her anger. She also tries to possess Henri again through having sex with him and halfway hopes that she is pregnant. Possession is not the answer though as the encounter means nothing to Henri. He never even mentions that it happens even though he calls afterwards to talk to JP. While she can no longer have a romantic relationship with Henri they do have a good relationship when she forgives herself and him. Then she is able to let JP go and see Henri and he realizes that she is a good mother and loves JP when JP is homesick.
