Comparing characters in the stories Turned and A Lorn milkmaid

Introduction

In this project I will be analysing two short stories: Turned and A Lorn Milkmaid. I will specifically be focusing on the Women in both stories, discussing their personalities, their problems and how they deal with them. At first I will analyse the Women from both stories separately, I will then discuss all of my analysis and see if any of the women are similar

We start with the women in the story Turned.

The first of the two women I will analyse is Mrs Marroner. She is married to a very rich man. She is a very intelligent woman with a PH.D, She considers herself very superior, and is very reserved; she prides herself on her ability to control her emotions with her strong Boston - bred attitude.

The second Woman is Gerta. She is a Swedish and is employed by the Marroner’s as a maid. Although poorly educated and young, Gerta is extremely patient and with careful tuition takes to new ideas and learns quickly.

Now that we have a basic outline of the fem...