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A Rose for Emily and The Story of an Hour


            Emily Grierson and Louise Mallard suffer very similar social limitations that prevented them individually from growing to their fullest ability. Though living in the same era, the late 1800's, they suffered in different aspects due to the stigma that their culture placed on them. Both of these ladies were so desperate for the opposite of what they had in life, it drove them to different extremes. .
             Both ladies, were from a male dominant society controlled by social expectations as women. Emily's southern background and the once found wealth within her family made them have ridiculous expectations which caused her to withdraw. No one was ever good enough for Emily and as society changed, she was unable to change with it. She was left behind with memories and empty dreams in her dreadful home. Her father had long been the only man in her life and she seemed to stand within his shadows. Desperate for companionship, she kills the only man other than her father that was ever in her life, Homer Barron. She took this drastic action when she got the hunch that he may leave her. However, Emily did not have a funeral for Homer. She lived with his body, in a room that resembled that of a honeymoon suite. She dressed him in nice clothing, and purchased new items for him. Leading the town's people to believe they had gotten married. She lived with Homers corpse until the day she passed away. .
             Louise Mallard is also socially excluded. Louise, at first thought, seems a lot more fortunate than Emily. She has a stable life with a hard working husband. However, Louise also lives in a chaotic mess within her own mind and in her upbringing. The era in which she lived dictated that she should be her husband's nurturer. She, on the other hand, has no desire to be a wife. She sits in her bedroom and longs for the days of freedom so much that her deepest desire .
             had weakened her heart tremendously. She was very depressed and wanted her life back.


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