Compare And Contrast A Rose For Emily And The Story Of An Hour

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"The Story of an Hour" and "A Rose for Emily" are both written around similar women, Miss Emily and Mrs. Mallard and around similar time periods. However, each protagonist are placed in entirely different situations. First and foremost, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner is a short story with third party narration, centered on its main character. The second story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, is set with the omniscient third-person narrator also centered on its main character. Both "A Rose for Emily" and "The Story of an Hour" harbor reoccurring feelings of isolation and loneliness; While Miss Emily copes with her losses by isolating herself, Mrs. Mallard embraces her losses by viewing it as a new-found form of freedom.
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