Post 6 - Author's Life compared to Doc1 story.

                  An author's life can have great impact on how and what they write. In “A Secret Sorrow” Faye is conflicted by her past and her inability to reconcile and resolve said past to move onto her future. Karen Van Der Zee (the author) was in a way trying to get over her past. She had a dream to travel but was stuck in Holland. “I also always wanted to travel. Holland is very flat and I wanted to see mountains and coconut palms and tropical beaches and deserts.” She wanted to see exotic places but first she had to let go of her old life. When she met her husband, it gave her the motivation to leave her home and explore the world around her. Faye finally let go of her past with the help of her lover and future husband Kai. Together they moved from her past and went on to have children, something that was unknown and exotic to Faye.