A Tale of Loss and Regret
Her husband next day missed her and said, "My dear mother, at this time of day is not your daughter-in-law coming?"
Then she reproached him saying, "Fie! you bad man, how do the dead come back?" And
…lial relationships. The mother-in-law reproaches him, questioning the nature of life and death, and articulating the pain of being cast aside. Through metaphorical language, the text highlights the idea …