A Rose for Emily Vs. The Yellow Wallpaper

A detailed Summary of A Rose for Emily Vs. The Yellow Wallpaper

It does not seem ironic, that "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner would be placed in the same section of the book of Fiction. The two short stories just seem to belong together; they both have the same theme that is the psychosocial subject matter. Both of the main characters in the two stories suffer from psychological disorders, that restrain them from living normal, everyday lives.

"A Rose for Emily", a short gothic tale which takes place in the nineteenth hundreds, is an astonishing story of Miss Emily Grierson, whose funeral drew the attention of the entire population of Jefferson, a small southern town. An unnamed narrator, who is considered to be "the town", or at least the mutual voice of it, arranges key moments in Emily's life, including the death of her father and her brief relationship with a man, a "Yankee", from the north named Homer Barron, which Emily ends up killing, and keeping in her house due to her inability to let go.

Much of Emily's inability to interact with others properly is internal, and stems from her failure to set free as well as her powerlessness to deal with pain and loneliness, due to her mental disorder. This is seen through out F

Finally, "A Rose for Emily" and "The Yellow Wallpaper", are two similar stories in that they both deal with two women who are mentally and emotionally ill. Although, the stories are similar they have their own twists. Where "A Rose for Emily" is more gothic, dark, suicidal, and psychotic, "The Yellow Wallpaper", seems a bit more wild, loud, colorful and schizophrenic. Both of the characters are ill and in lack of receiving the help that they so desperately need.

she cannot make any sense out of what is causing her illness.

aulkner's short tale in examples such as Emily's refusal to pay taxes, "...see Colonel Sartoris. I have no taxes in Jefferson." (131), and the murdering of Homer Barron. Emily's stubbornness to accommodate to the new town officials and their request of taxes supports the argument that Emily is unable to deal with conflicts because she is unable to let go of the past. Along with her refusal to pay taxes, Emily murders Homer Barron, which also emphasizes her inability to be alone or to deal with pain and rejection. At this point Emily is trying to stop time, and embrace the joyous moment she has with Homer still there with her. The killing of Homer, gives Emily the feeling that she has a relationship with a man that she can never have due to the fact !

Upon moving into the mansion, she immediately becomes obsessed with the nursery room wallpaper that has, "...sprawling, flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin."(119). Her days and nights are so uneventful that she finds relief in writing a journal, which becomes more tiresome as her sickness progresses. In every few paragraphs in her journal, she analyzes the wallpaper. Through the imagery she evokes from the wallpaper, it can be seen that she is really analyzing herself and her illness subconscious

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Approximate Word count = 1216
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English