"TheYellowWallpaper"and"ThePalaceBurner"

InRealisticLiteratureauthorswriteaboutbelievablecharacterswithrelatableobstaclesthatapplyto
themodernAmericans.Inboththe"YellowWallpaper"and"ThePalaceBurner,"thewritingsare
characterdriven.Thetextmoldsaroundthewomenwiththeirhardshipsandproblemstheyfaceintheir
modernsociety.Womenintheirsocietieswerefacedwithnumerouslimitsintheireverydaylife.
"PalaceBurner"awomanandhersonconflictabouttheiropinionofthePalaceBurner,itshowstheir
hopesanddreamsthatwillnevercometrue.Womenareinthe19thcenturywerelimitedbymoneyand
socialclass,"Youwouldhaveburnedthepalace?Justbecause/Youdidnotliveinityourself?(Piatt)."
Thewomaninthe"YellowWallpaper"isfacedwithpostpartumdepressionandtheonlywaytocontrol
heranxietyandnervousconditionwastowrite.Sheislimitedtohealingherselfbecauseherhusband,
John,controlsherandlimitsherfromwriting,"AndIknowJohnwouldthinkitAbsurd.ButImustsay
whatIfeel,andIthinkIsomewayitissucharelief(Gilman)."Modernwomeninthe19thcenturyare
heldbackbytheirsocialclass,wealth,andgender.
Womeninrealismareheldbackbyclass,money,andmen.Thefemalenarratorsinthe19thcentury
wroteaboutwomenwhowerecontrolledbytheirgender.Inthe19thcentury,nowomenhadvoicesin
societyandpolitics.Realisticwriterswrotesoreaderscouldunderstandthewomen`srestrictionunder.
BothNarratorsinthe"YellowWallpaper"and"ThePalaceBurner"theyarebothtryingtoachieveagoal
thatisimpossible.Intherealismwritingsdiscussedinthe19thcentury,youcannotchangeclassdueto
limitsintheAmericansocieties.Botharticlesareuniquebutshareasimilarthemeofrealism,and
representationofthefemalestrugglesinthe19thcentury.

"LifeintheIronMills"

LifeintheIronMillsisarealismarticleanalyzingthehardshipsoftheworkingmenand
womeninthe19thcentury.Usingthefirstpersonnarrativethereaderscanfullyinterpretthemeaningof
thehardshipsplacedontheworkingclassinthe1860s.Thefirstpersonnarrativecreatesaconnection
betweenthenarratorandthereader.Theeffectallowsthereaderstounderstandthecharacters.The
narratoraddressesthereadersbyaskingquestionsaboutthesetting,"Canyouseehowfoggythedayis?
(Davis2)."Usingthismethodofwritinginthecreatesagenuineconnectionplacedonthereaderandthe
character.Theeffectthenarrativeformscreatesaconnectionbetweenreaderconveyingthestoryina
differentview.

Thefirstpersonnarrativeinthestorycreatesacloserrelationshipbetweenthetotheother
charactersfeelingsandemotions.Theeffectthenarrationhasrelatestothebeginningofthestorywhen
thenarratorapproachesthereadermultipletimes.Thequestionsthenarratoraskcreateconnectionstothe
character`sopinion.Thefirstpersonnarrativeplacesthereaderinthesettingandcreatesaneffectoffull
understandingofthecharactersemotions.Fromthenarratoraddressingthereaderinthetext,itcreatesan
impactonthereader,"Thereisnoreply.IwilltellyouplainlythatIhaveagreathope,andIbringitto
youtobetested(Davis2)."Creatingtheeffectofplacingthereaderintothetextitgivesabetter
understandingofthesettingandthecharacter`smindsets.

"TheStoryofanHour"

Mrs.Mallardwasascaredyoungwomanwhowastrappedinamarriagewithamanshedidnotlove.

LouiseMallardwasawomanwhowasforcedtomarriedamanshedidnotlove,Richard.Louise
Mallard'ssister,Josephine,tellsheraboutherhusband'sdeathandsheisthenoverjoyedbyherfreedom
anddiesofhappiness.Louiseisayounggirlisforcedtomarry,andshefeelsrestrainedbyhermarriage
withRichard.Asawomaninhistory,menhavealwayshadpoweroverthewomeninmanyprimary
cultures.Mrs.Mallardasanwoman,feelstrappedbyhergenderandisforcedtomarryamanshedoes
notlove.Womeninthepastwerecontrolledbytheirhusbandsandforcedtoliveinaprejudicedworld.
Inthe19thcenturyitwascommontomarrywomenforclass,money,orpossessions,thispracticeis
prejudicedandsexist.Inmoderntimes,womenandmenmarryforlove,notformoney.Thedepression
Louisefacesisbroughtaboutbythedeathofherhusband,whichisstrangeinthismodernculturebutin
the19thcenturyshewascontrolledbyherhusbandandcouldnowbefree.Shenowhadpowerover
herselfanddidnothaveamancontrollingherlife.HermarriageisstrangeinthemoderntimesbutInthe
19thtimeitwasstandard.TheliteratureexpressesthefeelingsofLousieandthewomenofthe19th
centuryfeltandhowoppressedthewomenwereintheirsocieties.

"ToBuildaFire"
FrankNorrisbeviesthatRealisticwritersaretoodramaticintheirwritingstheyoverdramatize
thestory.Theyuseeverydayboringstoriesanddramatizeitsothewritercanmaketheeveryday
extraordinary.TheCriticismiscorrecttheRealismwritingsincluding,"LifeintheIronMills","The
PalaceBurner","TheYellowWallpaper",and"StoryofanHour".Inrealisticwritingstheyturn
everydaystreetsto,"crowdsofHalfcladmen,lookinglikearevengefulghostinredlight,hurried,
throwingmassesofglitteringfire(Davis6)."Thestoryturnsastreetintohellandoverdramatizesthe

writing.NorristakesnoteofthistrendanditmakesthetraitsofNaturalismstandoutbecauseThereisn`t
anovertsensethattheauthorthinkswhat`shappeningisgoodorbadItjustreallife.
Whartondescribesyoucantakelifeheadon"thetightrope"oryoucanavoidyourproblems.If
youdecidetotakethe"featherBed"youhavetheburdenofneversucceedingbecauseyouavoidyour
problems.InNaturalisticwritingthewriterstrytoexposetheworldasitreallyis.InRealisticwritingthe
Realismwriterstakethe"featherBed"approachonlife.In"ToBuildAFire"theytakeanaturalistictake
ontheworld,"However,thereseemedtobeanindescribabledarknessoverthefaceofthings(London
64)."NorrisbelievesthatRealismisoverdramatic,butWhartondescribestheRealisticapproachasthe
easyapproachorhard.Eachwritingstrivestodepicttheworldinanhonest,straightforwardfashion
during.
FrankNorrisbeviesthatRealisticwritersaretoodramaticintheirwritingstheyoverdramatizethe
story.Theyuseeverydayboringstoriesanddramatizeitsothewritercanmaketheeveryday
extraordinary.TheCriticismiscorrecttheRealismwritingsincluding,"LifeintheIronMills","The
PalaceBurner","TheYellowWallpaper",and"StoryofanHour".Inrealisticwritingstheyturn
everydaystreetsto,"crowdsofHalfcladmen,lookinglikearevengefulghostinredlight,hurried,
throwingmassesofglitteringfire(Davis6)."Thestoryturnsastreetintohellandoverdramatizesthe
writing.NorristakesnoteofthistrendanditmakesthetraitsofNaturalismstandoutbecauseThereisn`t
anovertsensethattheauthorthinkswhat`shappeningisgoodorbadItjustreallife.

Wharton

"AMemorandumofSuddenDeath"

TheNarrator,Karslakeusesajournalisticapproachtohiswriting.Karslakeisayoungmanwho

couldhavegonefarinhiswritingbut,losthislifeinwar.Karslakewritesbluntly,sothereadercan
understandthepressureofthewar.Norrisusesstrongdictiontoemphasizethelimitedtimethesoldiers
hadtowrite.Usinghourbyhourreports,itindicatestension.Hewriteshourbyhourasherideson
horseback,"ElevenO'clock.Nochange(Norris5)."Thegraphicbackgroundcreatesasettingandtone
ofthestory.
Norrisusesauthorialcommentaryinhiswritings.Karslakereportstheeventsastheyhappen.The
authorialcommentarycreatesahostiletone.Karslakewritesusingalimitedhourbyhourdescription.He
doesnothavethegiftoftimebecauseheisinacontinuingfearofbattle.Karslakeisneversafe,"Iam

writingthisduringthehalt(Norris4)."Heusesthejournalisticapproachbyusingtime,shortsentences,
andeffectivediction.