What or who is causing the women’s sickness in both Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s“The Yellow Wallpaper” and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”?

Your essay should include an introduction with a thesis statement, 2 or 3 body paragraphs and conclusion. A Work Cited page is not required.

1. What or who is causing the women’s sickness in both Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s“The Yellow Wallpaper” and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”?

2. Explain the difference betweenCharlotte Perkins Gilman’s and external conflict using both “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway in your answer.

3. How does the past influence the present in both Louise Erdrich’s “The Shawl” and in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”?