In the short story “The Painted Door” by Sinclair Ross he uses cold and fire to reflect Ann’s changing emotions about her relationship with her husband John. In the beginning Ann fears the cold and seeks comfort from the from the fire. At the end of the story the fire becomes evil and she seeks the cold.

As John prepares to leave to go to his fathers Ann looks outside at the snow covered prairie land and the presence of there farm steads in the snow do not comfort her but it makes her feel more isolated. The fire provides Ann with the comfort she needs from the sense of isolation the cold bri

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