Kate Chopin wrote “The Story of an Hour” in 1894; it describes a young married woman named Louise facing years of repression that disappears with the death of her husband, leaving her with unimaginable freedom. A few years later, in 1899, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper" which depicts a married woman's struggle against madness. The similarities between the two do not seem apparent, other than the fact that both women in the stories are married. Diving deeper into the stories, one can see the analogy between their married husbands and the control they have over their wives. However, if a person actually descends between the two texts, agreement and disparity are superimposed on the symbolism; both stories show unique settings and elaborate imagery that have multiple similarities as well as differences. In "The Story of an Hour", the setting focuses mainly on his room. From the vague details given, it appears that she lives in a quaint house on the outskirts of the city; however, she mainly spends all her time in her room. The few details given about his room are essential to his apparently planned life, but, with what is given, in his room is a comfortable armchair that sits towards the open window with supposedly a bed somewhere in the room. Even though the main character seems to live in such a nice house with her husband and sister, she perceived that her husband was controlling her every waking moment. She views the room as a prison and her only escape outside is the window offering opportunities that are just beyond her reach. However, when she learns of her husband's death, everything becomes almost too good to be true. She isolates herself on the one place... middle of paper...... nises the values ​​that were once dear to her. Overview - point by pointThesis: "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "The Story of an Hour" both contain strong symbolism; between the two stories, the detailed settings and elaborate images present multiple similarities as well as contradictions.I. Setting: the rooma. details in the storyb. wallpaper specificsc. contradiction and comparisonII. Imagery 1: the chair and the windowIII. Imagery 2: DoorsWorks Cited Point by Point OverviewThesis: “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Story of an Hour” both contain strong symbolism; between the two stories, the detailed settings and elaborate images present multiple similarities as well as contradictions.I. Setting: the rooma. details in the storyb. specifics of wallpaperc. contradiction and comparisonII. Imagery 1: the chair and the windowIII. Imagery 2: the doors