them and that only words will not change anything. Two short stories, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, closely relate to this quote, showing the oppression that women faced in their daily lives. The stories show that women cannot gain rights, for society’s norms and expectations trap them in their place. The dialogue of the two short stories, “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Sweat”, qualifies Truth’s quote because although words do not help the women in
Statement of Value “Sweat” written by Zora Neale Hurston published in 1926 and “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman publish 1892 are both short stories. The depths of both stories is about the main characters whom are both females having a situation of their own in their marriages and at the end coming on top of it. What makes these short stories so captivating is Hurston and Gilman’s characters who give the underlying feminist principle vibe. In the long run, they both have
my second Compare/Contrast essay. I used John Cheever’s “The Five-Forty-Eight” and Margaret Atwood’s “Stone Mattress” to show how female characters were exploited and abused by men and exact their revenge on them. I planned on using Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat” in my Research Paper because I like how the author characterized Delia Jones and the bread winner of the house and supported the unfaithful, cruel, and childish husband. I wanted to talk about how Delia’s husband’s abuse affected Delia’s