Comparative Essay
Feministic ideas, now and over the years, are rooted in the various attitudes of our social and cultural behaviors. To lack the acceptable image created by society is to be labeled less than ideal. Whether by bluntly stating it or carefully hinting the idea, many American poets, novelist, and social activist have, in one way or another, embarked on the idea. In “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin both authors portray the life of a woman judged by the world around her. Analyzing the way each author presents their argument, it becomes evident that the iconic image instilled in women causes their destruction.
Poet Marge Piercy uses various devices throughout “Barbie Doll” to better communicate …show more content…
Due to her time period, Chopin’s claim is subdued causing her to use symbolism throughout her piece. Much like Piercy, the title of Chopin’s piece has a great deal to do with her claim. “The Story of an Hour” underscores that Mrs. Mallard’s story was the one hour of freedom she acquired after the death of her husband, the one hour in which she was free of all the expectations and requirement that came along with being married. In that hour she was truly herself, free from all suppression, and free from all the people excepting for her to react in a heartbroken manner. When Mrs. Mallard locks herself in the room, Chopin inserts the open window to symbolize Mrs. Mallard’s freedom. The window in which she gazes at is the newfound freedom with which she is presented. While she looks as the window, Chopin inserts explicit language to describe Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts, “’ Free, free, free!’” Mrs. Mallard is no longer the woman “afflicted with a heart trouble,” but “a goddess of victory.” A situational irony comes to place when Mrs. Mallard does not react to her husband’s death in the way women are normally perceived to react. This irony reveals Mrs. Mallard’s desperation for freedom; she was content with her husband’s death if it meant regaining her freedom. However, when Brently Mallard returned, Mrs. Mallard, at the glimpse of her ceased freedom, shrunk back to the women with heart problems. Chopin inserts a dramatic irony when the doctor states Mrs. Mallard died of “the joy that kills,” Chopin arguing it was not the joy that killed Mrs. Mallard, but the devastating fact that her freedom ceased to
Feministic ideas, now and over the years, are rooted in the various attitudes of our social and cultural behaviors. To lack the acceptable image created by society is to be labeled less than ideal. Whether by bluntly stating it or carefully hinting the idea, many American poets, novelist, and social activist have, in one way or another, embarked on the idea. In “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin both authors portray the life of a woman judged by the world around her. Analyzing the way each author presents their argument, it becomes evident that the iconic image instilled in women causes their destruction.
Poet Marge Piercy uses various devices throughout “Barbie Doll” to better communicate …show more content…
Due to her time period, Chopin’s claim is subdued causing her to use symbolism throughout her piece. Much like Piercy, the title of Chopin’s piece has a great deal to do with her claim. “The Story of an Hour” underscores that Mrs. Mallard’s story was the one hour of freedom she acquired after the death of her husband, the one hour in which she was free of all the expectations and requirement that came along with being married. In that hour she was truly herself, free from all suppression, and free from all the people excepting for her to react in a heartbroken manner. When Mrs. Mallard locks herself in the room, Chopin inserts the open window to symbolize Mrs. Mallard’s freedom. The window in which she gazes at is the newfound freedom with which she is presented. While she looks as the window, Chopin inserts explicit language to describe Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts, “’ Free, free, free!’” Mrs. Mallard is no longer the woman “afflicted with a heart trouble,” but “a goddess of victory.” A situational irony comes to place when Mrs. Mallard does not react to her husband’s death in the way women are normally perceived to react. This irony reveals Mrs. Mallard’s desperation for freedom; she was content with her husband’s death if it meant regaining her freedom. However, when Brently Mallard returned, Mrs. Mallard, at the glimpse of her ceased freedom, shrunk back to the women with heart problems. Chopin inserts a dramatic irony when the doctor states Mrs. Mallard died of “the joy that kills,” Chopin arguing it was not the joy that killed Mrs. Mallard, but the devastating fact that her freedom ceased to