Feminism is the act of women’s right on the perspective of equality of the opposite sex. Women are presented as an element of this patriarchal world. In today’s society, we see examples of this in literature stories. In William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”, women are portrayed as longing for affection, whereas in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, women are depicted as having the sense of freedom and self-awareness.
Miss Emily was represented as a lady who was portrayed as dysfunctional without a male figure in her life. She was so attached to a male’s love that she didn’t want to give up her father’s body. The desire to not be alone overwhelmed her inner body. In the text it states, “she told them that her father was not dead…she did that for three days, with the ministers calling on her, and the doctors, trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body” (Faulkner 160) . The loneliness she knew she would embody drove her to the complete edge. Miss Emily realized that she had to let go of her father and function without a male figure in her life. She then met Homer Barron, who she started to have interest in. People in the town starts to see them together but there are several questions on his sexuality; however, Miss Emily and Homer are continuously seen together and he just becomes missing. Friends start to witness the dysfunction and distance of her actions so it becomes a mystery on …show more content…
Women are always portrayed as the weaker link or the more deprived gender as shown in these two short literature stories. Feminism creates the thought of a woman having the ability to have equal rights as men altogether. In the story, “A Rose for Emily”, Ms. Emily was portrayed as a lady who needed attention from a male figure, whereas in the story, “The story of an Hour”, Mrs.Mallad was portrayed as a lady who wanted to feel free for one time in her life and not be
Miss Emily was represented as a lady who was portrayed as dysfunctional without a male figure in her life. She was so attached to a male’s love that she didn’t want to give up her father’s body. The desire to not be alone overwhelmed her inner body. In the text it states, “she told them that her father was not dead…she did that for three days, with the ministers calling on her, and the doctors, trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body” (Faulkner 160) . The loneliness she knew she would embody drove her to the complete edge. Miss Emily realized that she had to let go of her father and function without a male figure in her life. She then met Homer Barron, who she started to have interest in. People in the town starts to see them together but there are several questions on his sexuality; however, Miss Emily and Homer are continuously seen together and he just becomes missing. Friends start to witness the dysfunction and distance of her actions so it becomes a mystery on …show more content…
Women are always portrayed as the weaker link or the more deprived gender as shown in these two short literature stories. Feminism creates the thought of a woman having the ability to have equal rights as men altogether. In the story, “A Rose for Emily”, Ms. Emily was portrayed as a lady who needed attention from a male figure, whereas in the story, “The story of an Hour”, Mrs.Mallad was portrayed as a lady who wanted to feel free for one time in her life and not be