Compare and contrast essay

The Story of an Hour and The Yellow Wallpaper

Given what is known about the Victorian era, it is widely known that women were oppressed and held to a standard not seen in the modern-day world. The two short stories The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilmin, and The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin articulate themes of what women may have went through in the era. Both stories are written by women who use a limited platform to shear an allegory that shadowed the oppression of all women. In spite of the fact the stories have the similar themes, they are conveyed in two different perspectives to the reader. Both use components of imagery, Symbolism, and Point-of-view to chronicle the overall themes.