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Compare And Contrast The Unexpected and Tony Kites Arch Deceiver
Both these short stories are similar because the time they were
written at (19th Century) but different in tone. The narrative "The
Unexpected" has a more serious manner to it because of the way women
were treated at the time.
At the time, women were not allowed to vote, women did not have
important jobs in their society and did not have equal rights. Women
were mostly dependant on men. Women married men to gain power in
society but most of all money. Today women are now becoming far more
independent and have more equal opportunities.
The short story "The Unexpected" is about a man called Randall, which
has a relationship with Dorothea. It is obvious when Randall returns
from his illness there is an obvious change with his appearance and
personality. We can tell what she thinks of Randall at the time by her
immediate response.
"This was not the man the man who had gone away from her; the man she
loved and had promised".
This quote indicates that she manages to make this thought just by
lookin...