The stories and characters I have chosen to write about are Emily in “A Rose for Emily” by Faulkner and the narrator in “The Yellow WallPaper” by Gilman. These stories both fit in the gothic theme because there’s suspense and both main characters are mysterious mad womens. The way that these women behave throughout their story is not normal and definitely out of the norm. 

Similarities between Emily and the narrator (TYW) : 

  • Both of the main characters are women 
  • They experiencing loss of control 
  • Strong female characters 
  • They are both going through the motion of feeling trapped/ they also lose touch with reality because of the things that are taunting them. 
  • The settings are in houses 
  • Dealing with death 
  • There a was surprise shock at the end 
  • There’s oppression in both stories 

Differences between both characters :

  • Emily is very controlling and she’s mostly hiding throughout the story 
  • The narrator for the yellow wallpaper is being controlled 
  • The narrator is a mother 
  • For Emily it was the dead body she was hiding and for the narrator is the stain in the wallpaper.  
  • A rose for emily was written in third person
  • The yellow wallpaper is in first person