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This 4 page paper applies a view of death and dying to Shreve's book. Anita Shreve’s book The Pilot’s Wife is an excellent example of the grieving process and the depiction of the grieving process begins at the onset of the novel. This book was selected as a means of applying
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grieving because the grieving process begins in the first chapter of the book. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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This book was selected as a means of applying Elisabeth Kubler-Ross five stages of grieving because the grieving process begins in the first chapter of the book.
At the same time, the main characters grieving process is also complicated by life events and personal discoveries that make her realize her relationship was not what she thought it
was, and her husband was not who she thought he was. As a result, she not only mourns the death of her husband, but the death of her reality,
of her status as the "real wife" (275). Even though there is a clear continuous progression of her grieving, there is a distinction that brings her grieving to a
different level. Kathryn Lyons, Shreves protagonist, learns very early in the novel that her husband, a pilot, has died in a plane crash. Like many
women who lose a husband, Kathryn is initially surprised by the news, and then appears to demonstrate the first step in Kubler-Ross model: denial. While discussing the plane
crash with the airline representative, the following discourse takes place which underscores the initial onset of her denial: "It almost certainly
was an explosion," he said quickly. "Youre sure it was Jack?" "Yes." (Shreve 6) Kathryns initial response, then, is not one of acceptance, but one that challenges the
news, that suggests that perhaps the person delivering the news may be wrong. Kathryns response does not represent the magnitude of her shock or the situation in general.
In fact, her denial seems to flow into her ability to talk to others about the accident, including her daughter, Mattie. What occurred in Kathryns life represents what
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