“A Rose for Emily,” “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” and the “Yellow Wallpaper” are stories written from a women’s point a view by women writers who were living from the 1890s through 1930. The main characters in these stories faced difficult situations that changed their lives forever. They had limited rights, suffered abandonment from lovers, and experienced loneliness. However, each of the characters faced their problems very differently.
In 1930 many people believed that “pure bliss” for a woman was to get married at a young age, obey her husband or father, and to complacently do house work. However, that was not the case of these main characters. Emily Grierson from “A Rose for Emily,” for example, could never see her dream of getting married come true. Because her father kept her locked up and isolated from the rest of the world, she grew up being a very lonely and bitter person. Emily had to obey her father until the day of his death, but this story took place when she was in her thirties. During those years, being single at thirty was not well-perceived it by society. Most women were supposed to get married at a young age, and for Emily the opportunities to get …show more content…
“The women,” even though she was from a wealthy family, she could not choose her own bedroom. She had a very controlling husband, whose efforts to help her, led her to madness by ordering her to adopt “the rest cure,” which consisted of absolute rest, which forbade her from even writing. She loved to write and she believed that doing something that she really enjoyed could help her recover. Her husband was not a bad man, it was the time period in which they lived and social norms that lead to her husband’s behaviors and contributed to his wife’s
In 1930 many people believed that “pure bliss” for a woman was to get married at a young age, obey her husband or father, and to complacently do house work. However, that was not the case of these main characters. Emily Grierson from “A Rose for Emily,” for example, could never see her dream of getting married come true. Because her father kept her locked up and isolated from the rest of the world, she grew up being a very lonely and bitter person. Emily had to obey her father until the day of his death, but this story took place when she was in her thirties. During those years, being single at thirty was not well-perceived it by society. Most women were supposed to get married at a young age, and for Emily the opportunities to get …show more content…
“The women,” even though she was from a wealthy family, she could not choose her own bedroom. She had a very controlling husband, whose efforts to help her, led her to madness by ordering her to adopt “the rest cure,” which consisted of absolute rest, which forbade her from even writing. She loved to write and she believed that doing something that she really enjoyed could help her recover. Her husband was not a bad man, it was the time period in which they lived and social norms that lead to her husband’s behaviors and contributed to his wife’s