Comparing Emily And Louise

The expected life style of women in that this period was; cooking, cleaning, mingling, taking care of the male and other sexist responsibilities. In some cases these women had servants to help with their female duties in the household. The woman in this time in history were always the inferior to the males. This can be noted in Emily’s situation with her controlling father and again with Louise because the reader gets a sense of inferiority and that she does not want to continue living with her husband. Male dominance is depicted in both of these short stories.

In the three stories “Eveline”, “A Rose for Emily”, and “Desiree’s Baby” three single women go about love in three different ways. Their struggles for love are similar; the decisions they made you will not believe. One thing you can say about all the women is their poor love lives. With their fathers in their way, the women find it hard to find love. Love is a four letter word that everyone wants, but some never get to experience the happiness. While Eveline, Miss Emily, and Desiree have controlling fathers, they want love; one walked away from her happiness, one kills for it, and another kills herself.

Towards the end of the 1800s and into the beginning of the 1900s, the roles of women in society and in the family began to change drastically compared to what it had been in the past. Women were now allowed to own land, vote, and do more than cook and clean. Willa Cather and William Faulkner portray the roles of women in the early 1900s in their short stories, “Neighbor Rosicky” and “A Rose for Emily.” These short stories were both published around the year 1930. Because of what was happening in the US at the time, these stories are very good examples of the ways women were treated at this time.

Though Emily and Louise have their similarities they also have their differences. Louise Mallard thought that self-assertion was the strongest impulse of her being. This proves that Louise Mallard’s ultimate goal was to be accepted by society as a solitary woman, and the only way for her to achieve that goal was for her husband to die and for her to become a widow. Emily’s ultimate goals were to be accepted by her father, and to be accepted by herself. The evidence clearly shows that she thought highly of her father.

The very beinning of the story is extraordinary. It begins with the burial of Emily, the residents around her coffin did not feel anything, most of them were curious. There were neither friends nor relatives, nobody who was in mouring for her, only inquirers. The readers can ask, what kind of person was Miss Emily? Why the others did not feel sadness? Perhaps there is a bigger question: what was the reason that nobody went to her house more than ten years (except her slave, Tobe).

By the story’s conclusion, the reader can go back through the story and identify many episodes where Miss Emily behavior

In Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”, and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, both women are suffering from emotional situations. This pain is coming from the controlling male influences in there lives. The protagonist in “A rose for Emily” is a young, slender girl who is tormented by her father’s influence in her life. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Jane, is a wife who is suffering from post partum and loneliness. Both of these women suffer from similar emotional depression, but differ in the way they go about becoming free.

In the story, “A Yellow Wallpaper” the narrator tells her story of her life living with her husband and she comes off as a distressed, morose wife. In “A Rose for Emily” Emily is struggling with keeping a tradition in her family and is also and also distressed. Both women deal with the struggles of their husbands who do not give them attention or treat them well. They both show similarities in their qualities of life. In William Faulkner's, “A Rose for Emily” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” both have female characters who have to endure and overcome struggles of loneliness, isolation, insanity, and depression as the female protagonist.

In conclusion, despite that, both ladies are from different stories and are different from each other. Both Anna and Emily still, are very alike because they are oppressed by men, depressed and had affairs with men. Emily was oppressed by her father and Anna was oppressed by her husband. Next, both women are depressed because they couldn’t be with their lovers. Lastly, these women are very much alike because both had affairs. Anna had an affair with Dmitri and Emily was seeing

The love between Thelma and Louise is more than a friendship. They share everything with each other; in some respects they are each other, they display Cicero’s “second self” by using each other’s experiences to grow or learn from. The empathy between Thelma and Louise plays a major role in their friendship and can be described in the way Kari Kampakis says “Our girlfriends can't save us, for only God can do that, but girlfriends can help make a tragedy bearable. They can read our mind and our emotions, intuitively recognize what needs to be done -- then do it.” The girls, in many instances, show empathy towards each other throughout the troublesome situations and hardships they encounter. The bond between Thelma and Louise is one of attachment and devotion, just as the bond between Naomi and Ruth is in The Book of Ruth. Ruth tells Naomi “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following

The beginning of the story sets the theme for the whole story. We are told about the heart condition that inflicts Louise. This is significant throughout the story. The heart condition is a symbolic way of describing her thoughts of oppression she felt about her marriage. She was trapped and isolated by the marriage. She felt the need to hide these feelings. Women of her era were supposed to be home and under their husbands command. The story has her going through this journey privately. That is significant in the fact that now in her husband’s passing, she will be alone. She will need to work through things by herself. She will be able to go through the whole process on her own, without being judged and persuaded to feel differently.

I'm Nobody! Who are you? by Emily Dickinson reminds me of the song, "You belong with me" by Taylor Swift. These two works speak of the author being behind the scenes in life. The writers are unnoticed by society and watch life from the back of the room. Content to watch life play out for others, without the inconvenience of social rules and etiquette. Swift proudly sings "She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers" (Swift). Dickinson and Swift, in reality, are nothing alike, Swift is a brash famous woman, while Dickenson was a recluse. This work is excitedly unemotional while imparting wisdom. Dickinson's poem playfully speaks of human's social fears through voice, conventional symbols, and stanza.

In the short story “Happy Endings,” Margaret Atwood briefly describes six different scenarios about the relationships of her two main characters John and Mary. Regardless of the different circumstances, all of the stories end in the exact same way—the characters die. The primary argument that Atwood is trying to illustrate is that the ending of one’s life is not what is important, but rather all of the components of their life that lead them to the end. Atwood also criticizes the existing marriage and gender roles during this time. She supports her arguments through her satirical introduction, her metaphorical scenarios, and her use of sarcasm and ridicule.

In the short story “Happy Endings,” Margaret Atwood briefly describes six different scenarios concerning the relationships of her two main characters, John and Mary. Regardless of the different circumstances, each of the stories end in the exact same way—the characters die. The primary argument that Atwood is trying to propose is that the end of one’s life is not what is important, but rather all of the components of a person’s life leading up to the end. Atwood criticizes the existing marriage and middle class ideals, along with gender roles during this time period. She supports her arguments through her satirical introduction and metaphorical scenarios.

Albeit married to affectionate husbands, they have contrasting intentions regarding how they want to spend their lives. To begin with, the story is written in letter form indicating that it is a one sided narrative. This enables the readers to obtain insight as to Charlotte's degrading condition. Unlike Louise, Charlotte yearns to work and