He also mocks Dad as a way to keep him from being too serious. He fights off demons to protect the family. He works to keep Dad from dwelling too much in his grief. He is unable to concentrate and everything around him reminds him of his wife and how much he loves her.Ĭrow arrives one night after the wife dies. Dad is working on a book about Ted Hughes and his seminal work called “Crow." He tries to focus on his book, but he is distracted by his loss. The boys give their perspective of watching their father grieve over the years and how they grow up without their mother.įamily and friends check in on the family after the death, but soon, the family is all alone to cope with their loss. Crow offers insight in how to grieve, to heal, and to live. Dad is concerned with the immediate aftermath of losing his wife and how he will help his sons cope. The unnamed characters convey the story with the use of alternating narratives. A crow simply referred to as "Crow" arrives to help the family grieve. Grief is the Thing with Feathers is a novella in which a man with two young sons loses his wife unexpectedly. Grief is the Thing with Feathers: A Novel. This study guide was created using the following version of this book: Porter, Max.
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