Women's Oppression
Women, feeling oppressed and trapped, often times long for independence and freedom.
"The Story of an Hour"
"There will be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature."
"The Story of an Hour"
"There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself."
"The Story of an Hour"
"She said it over and over under her breath; free free free."
Independence and freedom are the driving force for a woman longing to experience it.
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
"It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work"
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
"There comes John, and I must put this away,-he hates to have me write a word."
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
"...she just takes hold of the bars and shakes them hard."
A woman who is feeling loneliness and treated like a child wants to escape from the oppression.
"Antigone"
"We are only women, we cannot fight with men, Antigone!"
"Antigone"
"Leave me my foolish plan: I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death."
"Antigone"
"That must be your excuse, I suppose. But as for me, I will bury the brother I love."
The consequences of one's action is not a concern when a woman fights for what she believes in.
Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories. Edited by Sandra Gilbert. New York: Library of America, 2002.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. "The Yellow Wallpaper." Project Gutenberg, 5 Nov. 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2015.
Sophocles. Antigone. Trans. F. Storr. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1912. Web.
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Austin Rich