Outline Of Narrative Of ' Phylicia ' My Wife '

“Dad, can I go over to Ambers’ house to study tomorrow?” Our daughter Catherine asked the question, from about halfway up the stairs. Only her face could be seen as she peered at my husband hopefully, over the banister. I looked over at my husband, knowing what he would say, before he spoke. “Ask your mom.” My husband said to her, while glancing at me, expectantly. I smiled at him, knowing why he was telling her to ask me. He had worked all week, making the long drive from our home in Ashland to his office in Richmond and was hoping I would drive her to her friend’s house, so he could relax at home. My daughters’ hopeful gaze turned toward me, as well. “Madre?” She didn’t bother repeating the question. I hid the little sting of pain, that I always felt when she called me that, behind a smile. “What time are you supposed to be there, and do I need to bring you over and pick you up as well?” She nodded as she answered me. “Yeah, her mom can’t do it today, but I told her I would help her with her math.” Catherine had always made high marks in her school studies; it was something I was exceedingly proud of. “Yes, I’ll drive you, but make sure your phone is fully charged.” I have always been protective of the kids, and it was a long standing rule that they didn’t leave the house without a way to contact me. “I will.” She called out as she went the rest of the way up the stairs, disappearing from my view.

There was a knock at the door. It was Dad. “Hi, Lyn,” he said, smiling.

“Is this your mama in these pictures?” I asked pointing at one of the photos. “Grandma Lyanna?”

The central idea of the short story, “The Wife’s Story,” by Ursula Le Guin, is a wolf who finds out she is the wife of a werewolf. To support this the author states, “I saw him, I had to see him, my own dear love, turned into the hateful one” (LeGuin 7, lines 95-96). This quote shows the wife finding out about her husband's “curse,” which is the central idea. The character vs. character conflict of the family finding out about the husband and the character vs. self conflict of the husband changing into a human and or wolf helps develop the central idea because, without these conflicts there would be no story.

“Mom, it’s Anna”, she replies, as she hands one of the twins to her mother. “What beautiful babies! Are you babysitting them? Are you their nanny?” Alice asks, receiving a puzzled look from the others.

“I thought you were by yourself, because I didn’t see your family. So I got nervous.”

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” “We are all equal.” “ No one person is greater than another person.” “Treat others the way you would want to be treated” These are all sayings we have heard in our life, all of those quotes had one thing in common they are all about treating people fairly and not discriminating against other people.Not all human beings are alike matter of fact no human beings are like and I guess some people feel like just because other people aren’t like them they should be treated the way they would. In the texts “The Wife’s story “ by Ursula Leguinn , “I, Too” by Langston hughes , and “Towards a true refugee ” by Suu Kyi each of these stories were created by authors who showed us their viewpoints on tolerance. When

“What mum?,” Shocked to hear her mum’s voice she calls out again. “ Mum! Is that you?”

“Well, I’m sure your mom would explain if…” he trailed off, looking toward my house.

"My mom has her cell phone." Isaac replied. "My house isn't too far from here, my mom can take care of us and let you use her phone."

At 10 I was invited to join the school choir. We sang as the music teacher played the piano till she stopped and said someone was flat. I was smiling thinking no way, not me. She pointed at me - It’s you. I was embarrassed as the other kids started to laugh at me.

“Hi honey, I have been hiding this from you for a while but guess who's back at home again?” her mom says with a huge grin stretching across her tiny face.

“Just tell me who she is already!”, I said a bit annoyed as I sat down on my bed. My mom did the same, sitting down next to me.

“Yes,” he answered, “your parents clearly stated in their will that you will live with your aunt and uncle.”

“Do you honestly think that I don’t know about the conversations that go on in this family?”.