Compare And Contrast A Cup Of Tea And The Story Of An Hour

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When it comes to love there are many virtues that people look for in their significant others. Some people want their spouse to approve them, and some people want their spouses to vanish. The two stories “A Cup of Tea,” By Katherine Mansfield and “The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin both highlight these two aspects that defines a relationship. Relationships have many complicated details about them, but when it comes to these two stories the relationships have a whole one-eighty degree turn. The two stories “A Cup of Tea,” by Katherine Mansfield and “The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin present a topic about how a woman should be treated. Within “A Cup of Tea” the main protagonist, Rosemary, believes that her qualities and what she …show more content…

Both women in these stories help symbolize hope and a strive for something. Holding on to something that you feel very unpleasant about can make the relationship seem ill. In “The Story of an Hour” is believed that Miss Mallard holds onto her relationship with Bentley Mallard because she does not want to be alone. She will be with a man that she is not happy with just for the sole reason of not being alone. This may sound gruesome when I state this, but Miss Mallard finally got sick of it and she wanted to worst for her husband. The hope that she could get out of this exhausting relationship is what made her feel relieved in the end, and that is what she had hoped for. Within “A Cup of Tea” Rosemary strives for feeling beautiful in any way possible. There are many symbols in the story that help me come to this conclusion. The story bluntly says in the first line that Rosemary is not pretty. With the wealth of Rosemary she tries to cover up her blemishes with the prizes and treasure that money can buy. The possessions and treasures that she buys helps cover up what she actually looks like because of the money she has. Rosemary is striving to cover up that she is not the best looking woman by the way she purchases items that are classy. Both of these stories reflect that you need to strive for something and set a goal, so that in the end you are happy with

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