Protagonists Essay

In The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator uses the psychological gothic genre to present the portrayal of women, women faced in a marriage, within the time frame of the 1890s. Women were seen as the “shadow” as men dominated society. This is presented throughout the book as many readers first interpitation

Gender roles seem to be as old as time and have undergone constant, but sometime subtle, revisions throughout generations. Gender roles can be defined as the expectations for the behaviors, duties and attitudes of male and female members of a society, by that society. The story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” is a great example of this. There are clear divisions between genders. The story takes place in the late nineteenth century where a rigid distinction between the domestic role of women and the active working role of men exists (“Sparknotes”). The protagonist and female antagonists of the story exemplify the women of their time; trapped in a submissive, controlled, and isolated domestic sphere, where they are treated

   The story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story about control. In the late 1800's, women were looked upon as having no effect on society other than bearing children and keeping house. It was difficult for women to express themselves in a world dominated by males. The men held the jobs, the men held the knowledge, the men held the key to the lock known as society  - or so they thought. The narrator in "The Wallpaper" is under this kind of control from her husband, John. Although most readers believe this story is about a woman who goes insane, it is actually about a woman’s quest for control of her life.

The arabesque pattern of the yellow wallpaper in the novel symbolizes both a barrier, where the male-dominated society entraps the narrator’s creativity, as well as the many societal roles that women are supposed to take on that provided no end or shelter for the narrator’s mental health.

“Yellow Wallpaper” as a symbol of the oppression of a woman who feels trapped in her roles as

In the short story “The Storm” by Kate Chopin, the main character Calixta is a wife and mother who appears to be unhappy and restless in her marriage and commits adultery. Calixta is able to fulfill her sexual desires with another man and does not feel guilty about it. Some readers may say that Calixta’s attitude on having an affair is selfish and most readers will not identify with the main character but may know characters that have Calixta’s mentality.

In these two stories, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman and The Storm by Kate Chopin we can distinctly see one certain theme; the oppression of women and their desires to have their personal freedom. Both stories were written when independence was not applied to women. Their role in society was merely a wife and mother who had no right to stand on her own or speak as she pleases.

Both Dade and Julian where fixated on proving themselves right and defending their beliefs about

The narrator in the novel “The Yellow Wallpaper ” and the main character, Lily, in the novel “The House of Mirth” are both women in the 19th century. They both face the gender roles driven by the society they live in. The gender politics imprison the women physically and mentally. While both women struggle to find their place in their gender roles, only the narrator survives, whereas, Lily falls victim to society and perishes.

Throughout history and cultures today, women have been beaten, verbally abused, and taught to believe they have no purpose in life other than pleasing a man. Charlotte Perkins Gillam uses her short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper" as a weapon to help break down the walls surrounding women, society has put up. This story depicts the life of a young woman struggling with postpartum depression, whose serious illness is overlooked, by her physician husband, because of her gender. Gillman 's writing expresses the feelings of isolation, disregarded, and unworthiness the main character Jane feels regularly. This analysis will dive into the daily struggles women face through oppression, neglect, and physical distinction; by investigating each section

In many, a tragedy do the tragic heroes have flaws that lead themselves to their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions they are making. All of the characters share this characteristic; it is alluded to in the play that this is caused by their blood relation to Oedipus and how they are too cursed.

In “The Storm,” Calixta the main character, is a southern woman who lives in Louisiana where a storm is going to happen. She may have a French background as well from the way she speaks. Such as when she says “Bonte`” or “J’vous reponds” it is of another language (Chopin 38). She is a beautiful, white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes as described in the story. She is married to her husband Bobinot and has a son named Bibi. Calixta can be described as vivacious, energetic, and hardworking (Chopin 38). The time frame is somewhere between the late 1800s and her family is most likely middle class. This is evident because they have their own home and Bobinot also mentions that Sylvie sometimes helps Calixta which may mean that they even have a maid (Chopin 38)

What is heroism? Things preformed Superman, Batman, or The Flash? This is what most people think about when they hear the word hero or heroism. Although these characters show heroism, the definition of heroism does not have to be narrowed to the stereotypical hero. Many people have different concepts on heroism. A hero can be a ordinary person like a firefighter or cop. Heroism is a attribute that a person can obtain but they have to choose actions that help others like a fearless firefighter or cop helping others. Heroism also does not call for a reward for being heroic. Heroism is a quality or an act in all of us that a person uses to benefit for the good of other people even if there is a risk.

The expectations and attitudes towards women have changed over the course of history. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Joyce Carol Oates’s “Three Girls,” the main characters have to live their lives according to society’s attitudes towards women. In both texts, there is the idea that society expects women to not be independent, and enforces this by preventing them from getting educations and increasing their knowledge. This impacts both stories by forcing the main women to have two separate sides of themselves: one of which is accepted by society and the other of which is not.

My character has both opened and closed many doors for me in life. Most of the time you will see that I'm very laid back and relaxed. Independence is one of my key qualities. I never like to bother people with my problems because ultimately they're not always going to be there for you. I roam around in silence; being loud and obnoxious is not something that has ever given me much success in life. I try to conquer a healthy and happy lifestyle, but you know how that usually goes. I am pretty athletic I believe because I have put in so much hard work and dedicated even more time to football throughout my eighteen years of life. My life experiences have given me a rebellious trait. For example, whenever I get yelled at in football by Coach