Marriage is an important theme in the stories Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. When someone hears the word “marriage,” they think of love and protection, but Hurston and Chopin see things differently. According to them, women are trapped in their marriages and don't know how to get out of it, so they use linguistic tools to prove their points. Chopin uses personification to show Mrs. Mallard's attitude toward her husband's death. Louise is sad, alone in her room and she describes nature as a scene where she enjoys "the new spring life" and "the delicious breath of rain was in the air" (Chopin1). She is not sad for someone who just heard the news of her husband's death. She demonstrates what she really feels inside and makes it very clear that she is not affected at all. Mrs. Mallard is happy to be a widow. On the other hand, Hurston uses the simile to demonstrate Janie's attitude towards Joe's death. At Joe’s funeral, “Janie starched and ironed his face. it was like a wall of stone and steel...