Summary Of In The Lake Of The Woods By Tim O Brien

Certain relationships can only reach a level of tolerance before fading away and eventually collapsing. The novel, In the Lake of the Woods is a piece of fictional writing written by Tim O’Brien to explain the impact of difficulties in a relationship. The novel provides the story of the man, John Wade that goes through a mysterious tragedy when his wife, Kathy goes missing. Throughout the story, O’Brien presents evidence, and past stories of the couple to encourage readers to determine what happened to Kathy. However, by the end of the novel, the truth of Kathy’s departure is still not revealed, leaving the reader to infer what happened. One person that may be at fault is John because he is not only a man that is physically wounded from the