Upon reading “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins and “Half a Day” by Naguib Mahfouz, one can infer that the two share many synonymities, although their authors are of different nationalities and the stories are written decades apart. The themes displayed in both stories are dynamic and thought provoking. Moreover, the protagonists develop for the worst and encounter similar events. Ultimately, the setting adds depth to both pieces by unravelling as the stories progress which enables both to portray unique feelings. The two short stories are equally sumptuous and share many attributes that contribute to them being wonderfully engaging while remaining comprehensively and individually authentic.
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In “The Yellow Wallpaper”, Perkins describes the colonial mansion as having “a delicious garden” that is “lined with long grape-covered arbors” (332). In the same fashion, the rooms are described as “big [and] airy” and “the whole floor nearly, with windows that look all ways” along side “air and sunshine galore” (333). Perkins leads us to believe that the mansion is a luxurious dwelling, but quickly turns that idea on its head. This effect takes place when Perkins soon after uses gothic description similar to that of a horror movie. Notably, the walls “sprawling with flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin” and “the colour is repellent, almost revolting” with “a sickly sulphur tint” (333). Additionally, the wallpaper is “stripped off in great patches all around the head of the bed, about as far as [the protagonist] can reach”. (333). The room, that was once a astonishing and desirable sounding residence, was made to be a prison for the insane. Identically, “Half a Day” uses a very similar tactic by luring us into a pleasant environment and then converting it into a hostile feel. While the protagonist is on his way to school with his father “ [they] walked along a street lined with gardens” and “fields planted with crops, prickly pears, henna trees, and a few date …show more content…
In the first place, the pair of their themes depict loss and suffering while abiding to powerful emotions. Likewise, the protagonists in either story encounter conflict with an innanimate force that degrades them as people. And equally important is the significantly detailed settings that contributed to both stories as wholes. In conclusion, “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Half a Day” evenly share literary aspects that make them similar in a multitude of
The first point of comparison between the …show more content…
In “The Yellow Wallpaper”, Perkins describes the colonial mansion as having “a delicious garden” that is “lined with long grape-covered arbors” (332). In the same fashion, the rooms are described as “big [and] airy” and “the whole floor nearly, with windows that look all ways” along side “air and sunshine galore” (333). Perkins leads us to believe that the mansion is a luxurious dwelling, but quickly turns that idea on its head. This effect takes place when Perkins soon after uses gothic description similar to that of a horror movie. Notably, the walls “sprawling with flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin” and “the colour is repellent, almost revolting” with “a sickly sulphur tint” (333). Additionally, the wallpaper is “stripped off in great patches all around the head of the bed, about as far as [the protagonist] can reach”. (333). The room, that was once a astonishing and desirable sounding residence, was made to be a prison for the insane. Identically, “Half a Day” uses a very similar tactic by luring us into a pleasant environment and then converting it into a hostile feel. While the protagonist is on his way to school with his father “ [they] walked along a street lined with gardens” and “fields planted with crops, prickly pears, henna trees, and a few date …show more content…
In the first place, the pair of their themes depict loss and suffering while abiding to powerful emotions. Likewise, the protagonists in either story encounter conflict with an innanimate force that degrades them as people. And equally important is the significantly detailed settings that contributed to both stories as wholes. In conclusion, “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Half a Day” evenly share literary aspects that make them similar in a multitude of