Writers often find significance in their work that others might not see. One can explore the same account written in different forms of literature. Often, there will be similarities found in the comparison of both works. The significance of the mother’s painting, “Lot’s Wife”, in Amy Bloom’s “Hold Tight” can be compared to the meaning associated with Anna Ahkmatova’s poem “Lot’s Wife” in the sense that both women find importance …showed first 75 words of 920 total…

…showed last 75 words of 920 total…to add significance to their literary works “Hold Tight” and “Lot’s Wife”. Both used the same elements of Lot’s Wife’s story to add meaning to their characters. Most importantly, both women shared the same opinion of Lot’s Wife as a woman. That she is not someone to pity and feel sorry for, but a woman with a remarkably strong character who gave up her life for one last glance of happiness.