Comparing The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy and Turned by Charlotte Perk

Comparing The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy and Turned by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThis essay is aimed at converseing the differences between two shortstories, called The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy and Turned byCharlotte Perkins Gilman. These stories have similar plots and bothdeliver and contrast these in their truly own clever ways. They areboth based on the idea of triangular relationships, involving twowomen and a man. In the story Turned there is a couple named Mr. andMrs. Marroner, and their employee who is a young and beautiful Swedishmaid who goes by the name of Gerta. In The Withered Arm therelationship is between a wench called Rhoda Brook and a farmer calledFarmer cabaret and his wife who is called Gertrude.This essay will discuss the similarities and differences between thetwo stories and their characters, I will also discuss the languageused, and the way the same image is effectively conveyed in the twostories.The author of Turned is Charlotte Perkins Gilman who was from a poorbackground and was born in Connecticut, USA, in 1860. The first storyshe wrote was called The Yellow Wallpaper which she wrote in 1892.She then went on to write her best-known book, which was called Womenand Economics. Gilman was a feminist writer who believed that womenhad the right to their own independence. This is show in thecharacter of Marion in Turned, as she is a clever woman with adegree and has a title of doctor. Gilman published Turned in 1911 atthe time where issues surrounding women rights was becoming moreserious and common.On the other hand, Thomas Hardy wrote his novel The Withered Armwith men in the powerful positions. For instance Farmer Lodg... ...ld and frail and died and Farmer Lodgebecame a kind, caring and thoughtful man Gertrude died three dayslater in the township Her blood had been turned indeed, too far. Afterthis Rhoda had lost her friend and her son so she decided to resumewhere she had started where Her monotonous milking at the dairy wasr esumed. Farmer Lodge on the third corner of this triangularrelationship gave up his farms and became a member of the parish afterhe overcame his remorse and moodiness. He eventually changed for thebetter, and appeared as a chastened and thoughtful manTo conclude this essay, triangular relationships happen and probablyalways will happen for years to come. It doesnt make any difference or so what century it happens in or if it is from a rich or poorbackground because affairs, unwanted babies and complicatedrelationships are part of life.