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Isolation In The Painted Door

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The natural landscape and the winter storm in “The Painted Door” serve as a metaphor for Anne’s sense of isolation. The story takes place on farm during the winter time. There seems to be a storm that is steadily approaching. Anne shows concern about “the double wheel around the moon” and for John’s departure in a potential storm. This foreshadows that not only is there going to be a physical storm, but there will be a storm that metaphorically represents the chaos that occurs in their lives. Their relationship is surrounded by this cloud of uncertainty, “cold and loneliness.” The tone portrays Anne’s sense of isolation, and her constant inner-monologue reflects her true feelings. She keeps her thoughts and feelings bottled up, and she,

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