Societal Pressure Societal Pressure News Center’s Rachel Martin from 21alive stated, “There are several ways to define beauty. Some say it’s about what is inside that counts, but society says it’s about what is outside” (Martin). With the standards that exist for women today, their thoughts are consumed on their outer appearances and actions to keep up with the guidelines society handed them. In William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily” and Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour”, the life of both female protagonists stand as examples of how societal pressure can affect the lives of women.
Disregarding the age of womanhood, guidelines to live by have been given to all women by society. Women are supposed to act and also …show more content…
Goals are supposed to be achieved by a certain timeframe in their lives. Emily Grierson in “A Rose for Emily” had a hard time accomplishing the lifestyle most women lived in the late 1800’s. Emily lived with her father, Mr. Grierson, in a small town. “As a child, Miss Emily Grierson had been cut off from more social contact and all courtship by her father” (Mosby). Living in a small town led to easy judgement of the ones that seemed to be the outcast. The controlling lifestyle of limitations Emily’s father forced upon her later gave her the title of an outcast. After her father passed away, Emily rapidly grew attracted to a new man who is new to town, Homer Barron. Emily grew more emotionally involved with him while spending a lot of time together. As their connection grew stronger, “The townspeople consider their relationship improper because of differences in values, social class, and regional background” (Mosby). The ladies of the town were all in disagreement with her actions and convinced the Baptist minister to confront Emily as an attempt to persuade her to break off the relationship. His confrontation did not push Emily in the direction the townspeople wanted her to follow. Emily decided to
Disregarding the age of womanhood, guidelines to live by have been given to all women by society. Women are supposed to act and also …show more content…
Goals are supposed to be achieved by a certain timeframe in their lives. Emily Grierson in “A Rose for Emily” had a hard time accomplishing the lifestyle most women lived in the late 1800’s. Emily lived with her father, Mr. Grierson, in a small town. “As a child, Miss Emily Grierson had been cut off from more social contact and all courtship by her father” (Mosby). Living in a small town led to easy judgement of the ones that seemed to be the outcast. The controlling lifestyle of limitations Emily’s father forced upon her later gave her the title of an outcast. After her father passed away, Emily rapidly grew attracted to a new man who is new to town, Homer Barron. Emily grew more emotionally involved with him while spending a lot of time together. As their connection grew stronger, “The townspeople consider their relationship improper because of differences in values, social class, and regional background” (Mosby). The ladies of the town were all in disagreement with her actions and convinced the Baptist minister to confront Emily as an attempt to persuade her to break off the relationship. His confrontation did not push Emily in the direction the townspeople wanted her to follow. Emily decided to