Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories

Did the wife love the husband? Can love exist between people if they have secrets?

This is from the story "The Wife's Story" Just have to write a 5 paragraph explanantion

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The whole story is strange. As with much of Le Guin’s writing, “The Wife’s Story” features mythological elements. In this case, the main mythological element is the concept of the werewolf, a being capable of shifting form, from man to wolf, compelled to do so at the full moon. However, Le Guin even turns this on its head, by suggesting that the wolf, rather than the man, is the werewolf’s true form. It seems like she loves her husband but the context makes the reader wonder what exactly the reality is.