Emotions help shape us and let us know who we are. It is a given that it’s one of the most natural things human will encounter. However, it may sometimes seem as if we do not have full control over our emotions. Two women who did not have full independence were introduced in the short stories “Eveline” by James Joyce, and “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin. Both of these women wanted the same thing, freedom, but unfortunately, none of them were able to accomplish it. Emotional paralysis and unattained freedom followed both protagonists, leading them to a road of misfortune and chaos.
In the short story “Eveline”, we are introduced to the protagonist, Eveline. She is an adolescent girl that struggles all throughout the story, fighting an internal battle which has caused her to be emotionally paralyzed, not being able to save herself. Under the circumstances that she lived in, it was evident that she feared change, no matter how much she wanted it. Eveline had to decide, either to stay entangled in her past or step forward, leaving her old life behind and enduring in a new one. The fear of a new life tormented her because all she’s ever known was a constant monotonous routine in which revolved …show more content…
Both women want liberation but they both seek to find it in a different way, unfortunately, a similarity is that none of them end up being liberated. Eveline had the choice right in front of her but Louise had to wait until life decided to grant her dream into being a free woman. Louise and Eveline were both suppressed by male figures in their life. Both stories use different literary devices to exemplify bother women’s point of views. In “The Story of an Hour” Chopin uses irony to get the reader's attention. Louise wants freedom, but after finding out that her husband isn’t actually dead she is the one that ends up
In the short story “Eveline”, we are introduced to the protagonist, Eveline. She is an adolescent girl that struggles all throughout the story, fighting an internal battle which has caused her to be emotionally paralyzed, not being able to save herself. Under the circumstances that she lived in, it was evident that she feared change, no matter how much she wanted it. Eveline had to decide, either to stay entangled in her past or step forward, leaving her old life behind and enduring in a new one. The fear of a new life tormented her because all she’s ever known was a constant monotonous routine in which revolved …show more content…
Both women want liberation but they both seek to find it in a different way, unfortunately, a similarity is that none of them end up being liberated. Eveline had the choice right in front of her but Louise had to wait until life decided to grant her dream into being a free woman. Louise and Eveline were both suppressed by male figures in their life. Both stories use different literary devices to exemplify bother women’s point of views. In “The Story of an Hour” Chopin uses irony to get the reader's attention. Louise wants freedom, but after finding out that her husband isn’t actually dead she is the one that ends up