What Is The Difference Between A Rose For Emily And The Story Of An Hour

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is an emotional story where Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition, and everyone treats her like a fragile vase being very careful around her. After news that her husband has passed away gets to her sister, they try to break the news gently. Mrs. Mallard goes into her room crying and suddenly realizes that she is finally free. Her sister continually checks on her until she comes out. When they are headed back down stairs, her husband walks through the door, and Mrs. Mallard dies from shock.
“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is another story that shares aspects with “The story of an Hour.” Mrs. Emily lives in what used to be the nicest house in town, but now the house has a sense of mystery to it since
For example, when Mrs. Mallard starts saying, “free, free, free” when her husband’s death sinks in. At first I thought she was excited her husband has died so that she could finally get out of a terrible marriage. Yet, after I read it once again I had a better understanding of the freedom she was feeling. In contrast in “A Rose for Emily,” I was perplexed by Miss Emily buying arsenic, I had no idea what she was using it for. The situation becomes clear once you realize that the man she dated, was found in the bed, dead and
Emily in “A Rose for Emily” reacts to the loss of her father by denying it has happened. She goes three days by not showing a speck of grief on her face. Then finally the loss sets in and the sadness hits her. While this reaction is similar to the reaction many people have, including me, Mrs. Mallards has a very different reaction. In comparison to Mrs. Emily, Mrs. Mallard from “The Story of an Hour” has a strange reaction to the loss of her husband. “She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arm.” (“The Story of an Hour”.) Instead of having a reaction of disbelief or taking time to let it sink in she instantly accepts what has happened and begin to bawl her eyes out. Mrs. Mallard also has a strange sense of freedom from his death and honestly doesn’t dread the future like most widows would. When both of the ladies lose the person the closes to them, they finally out of the restraining relationship it was. Mrs. Mallard feels like she is finally being removed from the cage of her marriage, and when her husband walks through the doors absolute shock is brought on her because she is no longer free anymore, which in turn ends up killing her. Mrs. Emily on the other hand has never had control of her life because her father kept her on a pedestal, not letting any man near her because they weren’t good enough. When her father finally dies and