Utopia is an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. Dystopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. I would describe “The Yellow Wallpaper” as a dystopian story and “The Cottagette” as a utopian story.

I believe the “The Yellow Wallpaper” is as a dystopian narrative because the main parts of the story seem to be very irritating and troublesome. The protagonist in this story was always in a disturbed state of mind. It seemed as if she was never at ease and constantly worried herself about being “sick”. She was always trapped in her own negative world continuously bickering about the littlest things. The setting and environment of this story was always stressful. It also appeared to put a damper on the protagonists relationship with her husband. Therefore, this story would certainly be described as dystopian.

I consider the story “The Cottagette” as a utopian narrative because the protagonist was always joyous about life. Everything appeared to be perfect in their world apart from “The Yellow Wallpaper” which was nothing close to perfect. The environment was always in stunning shape. The cottagette was without a doubt placed in a delightful community; who wouldn’t be happy there? Especially around things and people you seek interest in. The cottagette was a serene and peaceful place to be, almost like a secret getaway- a little too good to be true in my opinion. Malda spoke about having an interest in music and was luckily surrounded by thoughtful musicians. She loved the fact that she was in a neighborhood which had a lot of growing to do and also with people that shared the same passion for music. Hence the reason why I think this story would be considered utopian.

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