In the late 19th century, women had low social status and barely had legal rights in the society; they were expected to stay at home to take care of the children rather than had a job and went to work. In both “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the authors shows society that women were treated badly in marriage in the late 19th century; they were oppressed and restricted by their husbands and they all had a strong desire for freedom through the character in the story.
