Story Of An Hour Equality Analysis
Equality of the Sexes During the time that “The Yellow Wallpaper,” “The Story of an Hour,” and “The Storm” took place, the treatment and handling of women was totally different.
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Gilman talks about the traditional nineteenth-century marriage, with its distinction between the “domestic” functions of the female and the “active” work of the male, which established women remained second-class citizens. The story reveals that this gender division prevented women from reaching their full development. John’s beliefs that he was superior leads him to patronize, dominate, and misjudge his wife. The narrator is unable to stand up for herself and if she did, she would seem to be unreasonable or disloyal. In the present day, …show more content…
When Louise hears from Josephine and Richards of her husband's death, she naturally reacts with grief . Although, when she is alone, Louise begins to realize that she is now an independent woman. Strangely, this excites and uplifts her spirits. Society will never accept her joy or understand it. In her eyes, she sees her life being full of independence, she even prays for a long life in which to enjoy this feeling. However, the front door suddenly opens, and Brently comes in. He hadn’t been in the train accident or even aware that one had happened. Josephine and Richards try to block Louise from seeing him. Doctors arrive and pronounce that Louise died of a heart attack brought on by happiness. Although, she most likely died due to shock and or disappointment that her husband really wasn’t dead. Louise was most likely happy with the death of her husband because as said earlier, the idea of sexism and gender roles during the 1800’s played a common part in society. Women were known for staying at home, cleaning the house, and preparing dinner for their husbands when they come back from work. Always having to do this could have caused a lot of stress in women, therefore making them reevaluate their marriage. However, nowadays sexisim has slowed down and women’s roles have changed. Therefore, most women would not have acted the way Louise did after hearing the news of their husband
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Gilman talks about the traditional nineteenth-century marriage, with its distinction between the “domestic” functions of the female and the “active” work of the male, which established women remained second-class citizens. The story reveals that this gender division prevented women from reaching their full development. John’s beliefs that he was superior leads him to patronize, dominate, and misjudge his wife. The narrator is unable to stand up for herself and if she did, she would seem to be unreasonable or disloyal. In the present day, …show more content…
When Louise hears from Josephine and Richards of her husband's death, she naturally reacts with grief . Although, when she is alone, Louise begins to realize that she is now an independent woman. Strangely, this excites and uplifts her spirits. Society will never accept her joy or understand it. In her eyes, she sees her life being full of independence, she even prays for a long life in which to enjoy this feeling. However, the front door suddenly opens, and Brently comes in. He hadn’t been in the train accident or even aware that one had happened. Josephine and Richards try to block Louise from seeing him. Doctors arrive and pronounce that Louise died of a heart attack brought on by happiness. Although, she most likely died due to shock and or disappointment that her husband really wasn’t dead. Louise was most likely happy with the death of her husband because as said earlier, the idea of sexism and gender roles during the 1800’s played a common part in society. Women were known for staying at home, cleaning the house, and preparing dinner for their husbands when they come back from work. Always having to do this could have caused a lot of stress in women, therefore making them reevaluate their marriage. However, nowadays sexisim has slowed down and women’s roles have changed. Therefore, most women would not have acted the way Louise did after hearing the news of their husband