How did the wife’s physical appearance begin to change?
PremiumHow did the wife s physical appearance begin to change In Han Kang s -Present short story The Fruit of My Woman the wife s body begins to change in strange ways At first her skin only shows light bruises Slowly her body loses its human look She turns pale green and finally becomes a plant The First Sign of Change The Bruises The story starts in late May The husband sees dark marks on his wife s skin The husband says nbsp Deep bruises mottled her back and stomach nbsp He feels shocked She says she doesn t know how she got them The bruises do not hurt She says nbsp There s actually no sensation at all in the bruised parts nbsp The husband thinks they will fade But they do not They grow bigger The colour turns yellowish-green They spread across her ribs and thighs Her body