The Yellow Wallpaper And Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

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In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," the protagonist, Mrs. Mallard, dies of a heart attack after hearing of her husband's death. Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper" about a woman, Jane, who was confined to bed because of depression. She begins to see a woman underneath the wallpaper of her rented mansion. By the end of the story, Jane believes that she could be the woman under the wallpaper. Both women in both stories undoubtedly have mental issues. The main character from the “The Story of an Hour” and the narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” are described as being sick but they are sick in different ways. The women's issues are pointed out straight from the beginning of the story. Jane, who is the narrator and protagonist…show more content…
Mallard's distress caused by her heart problem. Chopin uses lexes such as "no powerful will bending her" (524) to express Mrs. Mallard’s displeasure towards her husband. Chopin ends the story the same way that she began it. Mrs. Mallard's death was misinterpreted and misguided for what it truly was. She labels Mrs. Mallard's death, "heart disease of joy that kills" (525). Mrs. Mallard's illness was misdiagnosed by both the doctor and her family. They believed she suffered from heart problems. When Mrs. Mallard was in her room, Josephine her sister, was worried that Mrs. Mallard would make herself sick since she was alone and was grieving from her husband's death. Towards the ending, Mrs. Mallard's family assumed she had a heart attack because she was so overjoyed to see her husband was still alive, while in reality, she died because she didn't want to live if she had to live with…show more content…
She constantly grumbles to John about it. John tells her that she must get over her feelings and that will make her feel better. Jane continues to fuss about the wallpaper; she refers to it as "vicious" (427). Most rational people wouldn't become so emotional over something so simple. She lets her emotions overtake her and it doesn’t even allow her to "think straight" (429) because she is too psychologically separated from reality. Jane becomes so fixated on the wallpaper she starts to see a lady underneath that is trying to get out. She thinks this same lady sneaks around and spies on the residents of the mansion. Jane starts believe that she is the woman under the wallpaper and has finally ripped her way
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