This determination to manage-to cope-to do as much unassisted as possible-is the Widow's prerogative. You might argue that it's a sign of her wish to appear to be-which is not the same as being-self-sufficient; or you might argue that it is a symptom of her derangement. But then, in the early minutes/hours/days of Widowhood-what is not, if examined closely, a symptom of derangement?
( Joyce Carol Oates )
[ A Widow's Story ]
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