Many stories have elements that are similar in which they overlap, yet have differences. These differences are expressed as outcomes to make each story unique in its own way. Just like human beings, we all have most of the same organs yet the DNA in each of our bodies is different, thus being able to tell one individual apart from another. In the Yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, all share a specific time frame in which they were written. The 19th century time frame plays an important part of all these short stories which overlap into a similar setting yet are differentiated when it comes to the urge of independence of the narrators. The Independence they seek is a way to live their life unrestrained from boundaries.
A particular theme found in all the following short stories revolves around mental illness. Mental illness was an ample and improperly managed disease that was notorious in the late 19th century. In The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman illustrated the …show more content…
This is ironic because during the 19th century that was where most women resided. Referring back to “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the setting differs slightly because the protagonist is in a temporary house where she is enclosed in a room with yellow wall paper. In the house it holds all the emotions of the females as they are isolated. In the yellow wallpaper, the narrator is annoyed with the wallpaper: “I should hate it myself” (Gilman 48). Yet what choice did she have, her husband said she had to stay there to feel “better”. Along the room she stayed in were “barred windows” which further stress the fact that she was being restricted (Gilman 49). In “The Story of an Hour” the setting limits to an hour of which the story was told. As for “A Rose for Emily”, the story is told through a flashback of Emily’s father’s death to when she was a
A particular theme found in all the following short stories revolves around mental illness. Mental illness was an ample and improperly managed disease that was notorious in the late 19th century. In The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman illustrated the …show more content…
This is ironic because during the 19th century that was where most women resided. Referring back to “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the setting differs slightly because the protagonist is in a temporary house where she is enclosed in a room with yellow wall paper. In the house it holds all the emotions of the females as they are isolated. In the yellow wallpaper, the narrator is annoyed with the wallpaper: “I should hate it myself” (Gilman 48). Yet what choice did she have, her husband said she had to stay there to feel “better”. Along the room she stayed in were “barred windows” which further stress the fact that she was being restricted (Gilman 49). In “The Story of an Hour” the setting limits to an hour of which the story was told. As for “A Rose for Emily”, the story is told through a flashback of Emily’s father’s death to when she was a