women socity

Throughout the ages the roles of women are always changing. Some ages and cultures view the role of a woman as the child bearer. Others look to all aspects of home life and treat women as child bearer, cook, and maid. As the times change a modern picture of women is becoming almost equal to men; we see women in the work force, women with cell phones, cars, and responsibilities greater than simply raising children. In literature, the role of women is often skewed based on the author's gender, age, and political or economic views. The stories that show the society roles of women are Kate Chopin's “Story of an Hour” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” written in 1894 and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” was both written in 1930, they are two stories that show major roles of women in society. Although the two stories have a different standpoint of the women due to their era, they both give a great explanation of how the women were and how they were treated by other people during their time. The women in both of the stories explain how they perceive each of their own roles and how they cope with their own situations, which are much different and alike from our society today. As a result, the development and advancement of women in society have not always been as accepted. Women have endured many struggles and humidity in order to stand tall as we do in this moment and in today’s society many things are taken for granted that women before us only wished to have. At one point in time women were not even recognized as to have their own mind and a right to their own thoughts. However, through the struggle of equal rights women began to do labor outside of the home and their family farms by 1870. Although they performed the same duties as the male counterpart they were compensated half of what men earned. These working women were usually single and young, many of them lived in boarding houses or at home with their