themselves and that society ascribes to them, their streams of thoughts and attitudes depicted in their works have always been called into question from criticism viewpoint to reveal what they have been getting at and what they want to reveal. For example, it might even be said, Pace Carlyle, that the intellectual has been our most important modern person, interpreting events for
sky” which break through the clouds provide Mrs. Mallard with serenity and help enable her to realize the “benefits” of her husband’s death. (Chopin 5,6) Works of Chopin generally can be considered social commentary and in this case it definitely an example. The fact that not too long after Mrs. Mallard’s husband dies she is focusing on the benefits of this and how she is now” free, free, free” shows the extreme degree that women were oppressed to in this time period. (Chopin 10) In “The Yellow Wallpaper”