Gender Roles In The "The Story Of An Hour" And "The Necklace"
From ancient years to the middle of 20th century being a woman meant being a housewife. Women were repressed. Not only they did not have any rights, except to stay home, do the housework and care for a husband or children, women were considered only a half of human being. As one Russian saying says: “It would be very funny, if it was not so sad”. Nowadays, when there are so many feministic coalitions, it is hard to imagine that once upon a time, females were not considered a part of society.
Of course, the roles of women were reflected in the literature. However, because women did not have any status and were not expected to work, more often than not, they were stuck in loveless marriages. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened in the following stories: “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin.
In both these stories, authors portray two very different yet alike women who have trouble accepting their fate and are trying to......
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