Alvin Tan Discussion 9

These two pieces of literature “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin “The Wife ” by Emily Dickinson took place during the 19th century and show what women had to deal with. They had little freedom and had to do certain things because of their gender. The poem “The Wife ” relates to Mrs. Mallard’s emotional state as in the poem it shows a wife who has to give up what they like in order to do what people expected women to do. In “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard at first is sad at the news of her husband’s death. but later realizes that she no longer has to do what is expected of her and she now is free from expectations. Just like the poem Mrs. Mallard also once had to give her freedom away but not anymore. In the poem “The Wife” it says,” or the gold in using wore away.” The wife in the poem can’t use her gold anymore but Mrs. Mallard can now that she has her freedom back.