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I Am Just a Woman
Tabetha Tallent
ENG125
Sarah Ross
September 12 2011
I Am Just a Woman
“Who Run The World? Girls!” Words sang by a strong independent woman known as Beyonce Knowles. In today’s society there are many more women empowering songs just like this. We as woman are strong and getting stronger the more we realize all the self-worth we as women have. However, our girl empowerment is somewhat new in society. Traditionally, a woman’s place has been inferior to that of the average man. Women should be taught to be “teachers to their children” and better housekeepers and they should receive “some careful instruction regarding the beauty of girlhood as shown by modesty, by unselfishness, by unostentatious care for others.”(atheism.about.com) The roles of women before we decided to take control were reflected in the literature. Women did not have any status and were not expected to work, but to stay at home to cater to their husband’s needs and raise the children, and for most; they were stuck in loveless marriages and were to live unhappily ever after. The best examples of women being stuck in loveless marriages is exactly what happened in the following stories: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin.
The stories portray two very different women however, they have much in common. Both women find it difficult to accept their fate and find it hard to accept the life of women of their class. Mathilde Loisel and Louise Mallard both dream and urge for something they do not have, but then their dreams come true, like any twist of events destiny plays its role in both stories. Mathilde and Louise lose everything they had. Similarly, the ladies have endearing husbands, but neither lady appreciate or recognize what they have. Both “The Necklace” and “The Story of An Hour” end with tragedy and a twist of their own fate. Both ladies in the stories have dreams and thoughts that are selfish. Both stories use imagery and...