A Rose For Emily

Ellis 1
Ryan Ellis
Mrs. Shaw
Eng 1123
18 November 02
Who’s In Charge
The setting in both “A Rose for Emily” and “The Yellow Wall-Paper” show us the role
that women played in society. When comparing these two stories it is obvious to see that both
settings are very similar in many ways. The women in both of these stories play an inferior role to
a male. For example in “A Rose for Emily” Emily’s father seems to make all of her decisions for
her. He does this by rejecting all of her possible mates that are presented to her. He thinks that
Emily is to good for any of the men. By doing this he is giving Emily no chance to start a family
of her own in the future making Emily depressed and for the most part insane.
As for “ The Yellow Wall-Paper” there is a similar situation. The narrator’s husband
makes her stay in a confined room with nothing to do but sleep. He takes away any type of
stimulation or any kind of activities leaving her with noth...