ENGL 1001 Literature And Composition
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ENGL 1001 LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
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ENGL 1001 LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
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Author Note
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ENGL 1001 LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
Stories: Alice Munro: “Royal Beatings”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: “The yellow wallpaper.”
The essay is on two most renowned short stories, “Royal Beatings” by Alice Munro, and “The
Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, exemplifying the similarity the character of
Rose in Royal beatings, and the protagonist Charlotte Perkins Gilman herself in “The Yellow
Wallpaper” possess . Therefore, mainly focusing on the cruelty and selfishness surrounding the
characters, and their way of survival in life through those rough patches and struggles. So, the
thesis of the study is understanding the degree of selfishness the characters survived throughout
their life span. Relevant quotes is taken directly from the short stories as evidence to relate the
characters significance and their similarity in dealing with selfishness. Flo the stepmother
exploited the character of Rose her stepdaughter, and Charlotte, the writer, was isolated and
mocked by her then-husband even after suffering severe postpartum psychosis. However, to
conclude a thorough analysis will be done so that factors are highlighted, which make both the
stories unique and one of the renowned short stories in 18th and 19th century respectively.
Alice Munro “Royal Beatings” has been published in 1977, in the “New Yorker,” which
is a bestseller magazine of the 19th century. The story depicts struggle of Rose in adjusting with
her stepmother Flo, after her mother’s death. The most used sentence that is used by Flo to Rose
while slashing and beating her, quoted as “Who do you think you are?” which represents the
antagonist behavior of her stepmother towards Rose (docs.google.com). In case of “ The Yellow
wallpaper”, the line “John is a physician, and perhaps -(I would not say it to a living soul, of
course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind, perhaps that is one reason I do not
get well faster” (Nlm.Nih.Gov). This is an example where she is explaining the strenuous relation
ENGL 1001 LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
Stories: Alice Munro: “Royal Beatings”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: “The yellow wallpaper.”
The essay is on two most renowned short stories, “Royal Beatings” by Alice Munro, and “The
Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, exemplifying the similarity the character of
Rose in Royal beatings, and the protagonist Charlotte Perkins Gilman herself in “The Yellow
Wallpaper” possess . Therefore, mainly focusing on the cruelty and selfishness surrounding the
characters, and their way of survival in life through those rough patches and struggles. So, the
thesis of the study is understanding the degree of selfishness the characters survived throughout
their life span. Relevant quotes is taken directly from the short stories as evidence to relate the
characters significance and their similarity in dealing with selfishness. Flo the stepmother
exploited the character of Rose her stepdaughter, and Charlotte, the writer, was isolated and
mocked by her then-husband even after suffering severe postpartum psychosis. However, to
conclude a thorough analysis will be done so that factors are highlighted, which make both the
stories unique and one of the renowned short stories in 18th and 19th century respectively.
Alice Munro “Royal Beatings” has been published in 1977, in the “New Yorker,” which
is a bestseller magazine of the 19th century. The story depicts struggle of Rose in adjusting with
her stepmother Flo, after her mother’s death. The most used sentence that is used by Flo to Rose
while slashing and beating her, quoted as “Who do you think you are?” which represents the
antagonist behavior of her stepmother towards Rose (docs.google.com). In case of “ The Yellow
wallpaper”, the line “John is a physician, and perhaps -(I would not say it to a living soul, of
course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind, perhaps that is one reason I do not
get well faster” (Nlm.Nih.Gov). This is an example where she is explaining the strenuous relation
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