The Widower’s Haunting Memories of His Late Wife in The Apple Tree by Daphne Du Maurier

The focus of analyzing the short story entitled Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier is on haunting memories experienced husband concerning his late wife. analysis divided into several points; namely, general wife felt husband, a brief (Buzz) and (Midge), triggers husband’s memories, drastic action executed to stop leading an unexpected result. combination methods used support analysis. textual reading supported close dig out important details. contextual method in form borrowing suitable concepts complete focusing character conflict. presented using qualitative method. result shows that growing subjective may culminate unreasonable hatred toward old apple tree. Driven uncontrolled imagination based one-sided has face unforeseen calamity alone lonely.