single crucial moment in the life of young women. As far back as the early 1900's not

all women have been happy with their role in the society. In the stories of "The story of an

hour"and "Eveline" both women had hard times in the societies they lived in, the authors tried to

show positions of women in society, how they deal with their respective situations and used

literary techniques to express their self.

In the both stories both women faced against some problems in their society, because

women were not respected like males, and they didn't have freedom. In the story of "Eveline" the character of Eveline didn't have a lot of independence. She got beat up by her father, she worked hard to keep the house together and to watch her siblings. There was no respect for her in the society she lived in. She wanted to go with Frank because she thought she would get respect, and have freedom; "she would not be treated as her mother had been." Aft

The women didn't have independence when these stories were written. Most women were housewives. In the society only married or widowed women were respected. They were expected to do what their fathers or husbands want them to do. All the women wanted freedom, even in the times when women suppose to get sad they got happy because in those times they got their independence one example is Mrs. Mallard.

er her mother died she had to do most of the necessary things to her family. In the other story Mrs. Mallard had better living conditions, her husband loved her and she actually had more independence. She was respected in the society she lived in. But when she thought her husband was dead first she got sad after little while she realized from that moment she was free, she would just live for her; "there would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself" "But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome." Eveline

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