Story Of An Hour Analysis Essay

Analysis of two stories 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin published in 1894. The story documents a complicated reaction of a weak heart woman after her husband’s death. And “the yellow wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman published in 1892. The story takes the form of secret journal entries written by a woman who is supposed to be recovering what her husband, a physician, calls a nervous condition. Both stories are a mainstay of feminist literary during a period where women were second-class citizens and expected to restrict their sphere of interest to the home and the family Both stories were published during the late 1800s, where illness used to be examined differently than today, leaving Patients victim of un-right treatment. "The Story of an Hour" Louise’s was afflicted with a heart trouble. therefore, she was not allowed to leave the house, nor do any outdoor activity. In the second place “The yellow wallpaper” a woman who suffer a nervous condition, and her treatment was a “rest cure” in which she is confined to their summer home, mostly to her bedroom. The woman is discouraged from doing anything intellectual even though she believes some "excitement and change" would do her good. In both stories, doctors …show more content…
Similarly, in “The yellow wallpaper” john doesn't simply dismiss things he finds fanciful if he doesn't want to accept something, he declares that it is irrational. Moreover, He speaks to her as if she is a whimsical child, imagining her own illness. "Bless her little heart!" he says. "She shall be as sick as she pleases!" He does not want to acknowledge that her problems are real and so he silences her. In other words, he is not a bad husband but he is the product of society and customs prevailing at that time where men are the decision maker, and women are in charge of the home and