Loneliness Loneliness is inherent in the lives of Charlotte, from "Pomegranate Seed," and Lyman, from "The Red Convertible." The writers of the stories have their personal experiences built into their work. In addition, the characters from both stories suffered through similar ordeals; they helplessly watched a loved one dissolve like a fading dream. Kassanoff explains, Wharton recognized her younger self in Sara, a woman in "All Souls'" who, is paralyzed by loneliness (383). This loneliness in …showed first 75 words of 913 total…

…showed last 75 words of 913 total…in the lives of Charlotte and Lyman. They lost someone precious to them, and they did not recognize what they had until it disappeared. Works Cited Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984. Kassanoff, Jennie A. "Edith Wharton." American Writers. Sup. 1. New York: Scribner's, 1998. Louise, Heidi, and North, Milou. "Erdrich, Louise." Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series. Vol. 62. Michigan: Gale Research, 1998. Wharton, Edith. The Selected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. New York: Scribner's, 1991.