These two stories, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, and A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner, both focus on various aspects of the female mentality regarding love for family members and the effects they can have. The varying perspectives that each author has can be attributed to the fact that they are different genders and have different experiences regarding love. All things considered, the main point of this essay will be to decide who better represented the varying aspects of female self autonomy and their reactions to love and stress. In the beginning of The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, we are introduced to the situation by being told, “Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble.” (Chopin) From this the story proceeds
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(writework.com) We begin this narrative with the funeral of Miss Emily Grierson. Throughout the story, Emily and her house are a symbolism for one another. When she is young and beautiful, so it her house. As she grows older, her house begins to deteriorate. After her father’s death, she and the house both lose all allure and appeal. For years afterwards, they both fall to pieces until a man named Homer Barron - a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face, (Faulkner) comes into the …show more content…
First and foremost, both narratives revolve around the emotional roller-coaster that is love. In the first story, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, we see a woman who has had some marital strife between her and her husband. When she hears of his death, she is overwhelmed. This is a normal reaction to hearing something this sudden and devastating. It is when she locks herself away in her room that we can really observe the underlying personality and mentality that Mrs. Mallard has about the situation. The story reads:
But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in
(writework.com) We begin this narrative with the funeral of Miss Emily Grierson. Throughout the story, Emily and her house are a symbolism for one another. When she is young and beautiful, so it her house. As she grows older, her house begins to deteriorate. After her father’s death, she and the house both lose all allure and appeal. For years afterwards, they both fall to pieces until a man named Homer Barron - a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face, (Faulkner) comes into the …show more content…
First and foremost, both narratives revolve around the emotional roller-coaster that is love. In the first story, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, we see a woman who has had some marital strife between her and her husband. When she hears of his death, she is overwhelmed. This is a normal reaction to hearing something this sudden and devastating. It is when she locks herself away in her room that we can really observe the underlying personality and mentality that Mrs. Mallard has about the situation. The story reads:
But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in