The Woman Figurative Language

The protagonist in this story is always in a constant battle herself. She fights within herself and also with her individuality. The “Woman” character, Kleeman’s protagonist, may reflect on her mind not being in the right place, while society represents the antagonist, with its constant disappearing of objects. The character goes on talking about things disappearing when she is metaphorically talking about losing herself. In the beginning of the story, the “woman” talks about losing her pet cat. This cat represents the start of everything disappearing, which is the wakeup call for this “woman”. She finally realizes that the world is ending, which is also a metaphor for her losing herself. The dialogue in this story is very complicated. The
The “woman” in this story evoked no emotion. She did not care about anything around her, and felt as if the antagonist did not care about her. This is demonstrated through figurative language when she is leaving work and the news stations named the occurrence that is happening “The Disappocalypse.” Leaving the protagonist with nothing to hope or hold onto. Causing the “woman” to abruptly leave the office and say to herself, “I didn’t tell anyone where I was going… I knew I wouldn’t be coming back” (Kleeman). Which results in showing the protagonist could have a form of depression, causing an imbalance of brain cells “talking” to each other (The Unforgettable
Therefore, “There's a difference, however, between normal changes in memory and memory loss associated with… mental disease and related disorders (“Memory Loss”). In the story, diction is displayed when the “woman” thinks about cashing out her retirement plans, which indicates that possibly the woman could be elderly, giving her a higher percentage of having a mental illness. Mental illnesses can be very challenging to get through on your own, leaving you to want the feeling of someone there for you. In the short story the protagonist said “I heard that we were saying the same thing, though I didn’t understand how it was possible for us to mean it so differently” (Kleeman). This showed in the story, the protagonist talking to her claimed “loved one” but in reality, displays the conflict within herself. Fighting constant battles, even though she was trying to hold on for a little longer, she knew there was nothing to be done about it. Her mind kept telling her one thing, but all she was telling herself is when is it time to