The Wives of the Dead
What metaphors are used in The Wives of the Dead by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
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Over the course of the story, bereavement becomes a spiritual metaphor —a metaphor that even if we interpret the story optimistically, poses grave questions.
The Wives of the Dead