Isolation: Short Story and Mrs. Mallard
Isolation and loneliness
In the following short stories Eveline written by James Joyce, The Story of An Hour written by Kate Chopin, and A Rose For Emily written by William Faulkner we find that isolation is a popular theme throughout the stories. There are several factors in each one of the stories that makes us feel the isolation that each one of the women in the stated stories felt. Weather it is Eveline feeling stuck at home due to a request for her to tend to her family and resume the place of her deceased mother. Or Mrs. Mallard with her feeling that “it was only yesterday that she felt that life might be too long” (228). Along with Miss. Emily who seemed isolate her self form the word by closing her door for good. In the three stories James Joyce, Kate Chopin, and William Faulkner use different strategies to help the readers understand the feeling of isolation that each one of the women in the stories are feeling. As we read through the short story of Eveline we can feel how lonely and isolated Eveline felt. The first line of the story helps to set the theme for the entire story James Joyce writes “She sits at the window watching the evening invade the avenue; her head leaned against the glass. (4) With that statement being made in the first paragraph of the story we can automatically feel that Eveline is unhappy. The author gives us the feeling of loneliness and isolation right away. Eveline sits and thinks “I must escape” (6). But we learn that she is engulfed with the stress of leaving and letting down her deceased mother. Her mothers wanted her to stay with her father and care for him. Eveline “felt herself in danger of her father’s violence.” (4). Eveline also stated “now there is no one here to protect her” (5). We feel then that her feeling of loneliness and isolation comes from the fear that she feels for her father. He tries to keep her at home and keep close tabs on her. Only allowing Eveline enough money for supplies. When her father
In the following short stories Eveline written by James Joyce, The Story of An Hour written by Kate Chopin, and A Rose For Emily written by William Faulkner we find that isolation is a popular theme throughout the stories. There are several factors in each one of the stories that makes us feel the isolation that each one of the women in the stated stories felt. Weather it is Eveline feeling stuck at home due to a request for her to tend to her family and resume the place of her deceased mother. Or Mrs. Mallard with her feeling that “it was only yesterday that she felt that life might be too long” (228). Along with Miss. Emily who seemed isolate her self form the word by closing her door for good. In the three stories James Joyce, Kate Chopin, and William Faulkner use different strategies to help the readers understand the feeling of isolation that each one of the women in the stories are feeling. As we read through the short story of Eveline we can feel how lonely and isolated Eveline felt. The first line of the story helps to set the theme for the entire story James Joyce writes “She sits at the window watching the evening invade the avenue; her head leaned against the glass. (4) With that statement being made in the first paragraph of the story we can automatically feel that Eveline is unhappy. The author gives us the feeling of loneliness and isolation right away. Eveline sits and thinks “I must escape” (6). But we learn that she is engulfed with the stress of leaving and letting down her deceased mother. Her mothers wanted her to stay with her father and care for him. Eveline “felt herself in danger of her father’s violence.” (4). Eveline also stated “now there is no one here to protect her” (5). We feel then that her feeling of loneliness and isolation comes from the fear that she feels for her father. He tries to keep her at home and keep close tabs on her. Only allowing Eveline enough money for supplies. When her father