The story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver introduces four adult characters who have experiences in their married life. The story deals with the elusive nature of love. This is evident when the characters vehemently try to describe it. Mel, the talkative surgeon, tries to express his thoughts on love but fails to convince the others. The other couple in the room believes they know the true meaning of love but finds it difficult to define. However, in the end, they seem to unite and are intertwined by the essence of love. The story "Yellow Woman" by Leslie Marmon Silko tells the story of a young woman who encounters a romantic fling with a stranger. It's about a girl who runs away with a stranger she meets at the river. The stranger tries to convince her that she is the Yellow Woman from an old story, and he is the spirit of Ka'tsina. Silva tries to convince her that they were destined to be together. Although she doesn't believe him, she continues with him as he provides her with an escape from reality. In both stories, we can see that love is a stronger emotion than hate, and it wins the day. In Silko's story, a young woman is walking along the river when she meets a handsome stranger named Silva. Silva is a cattle thief who lives in the mountains and does not belong to any tribe. The young woman, despite having a husband and child, runs away with the stranger. Although it may appear that Silva is kidnapping her, she returns to him twice even when she has the chance to escape. As he points out, “And I said to myself, because I believe it, sooner or later he will come back and wait by the river again” (1210). When a white rancher confronts Silva and the yellow... in the center of the card... his heart and those of the others beat. This shows that the conversation they had together brought them closer to each other. This union proves that love is a strong emotion that lasts the day. In conclusion, we see that the four characters in Carver's story agree that love can be known by seeing or feeling it; it may be difficult to define or understand love. In the story of the yellow woman, we see a woman seeking escape from reality with a stranger she barely knows. Although she barely knows the man, the yellow woman runs away with him leaving her family behind. In both stories, we see that love is a very strong emotion. Works Cited Carver, Raymond. What do we talk about when we talk about Love. New York: Random House, 2009Silko, Leslie M. Yellow Woman and the Free Spirit. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.