The Story of an Hour,written by Kate Chopin,a famous feminist woman writer,revolves around the death and revival of Mr.Mallard and the subsequent death of Mrs.Mallard.This paper intends to interpret the psychological movement of the people about their respective death from the perspective of convention and feminist.
The hero in the masterpiece of Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre--Edward Rochester acts as a faithful defender on the matter of his marriage with Bertha Mason. His compliance with the patriarchal rules mostly displays in three aspects, that is, male dominant household, men's superiority to women in law, and man's supremacy in marriage.
Bertha Masan,the obstacle to the marriage between Jane and Rochester,is in fact a victim of the patriarchal society.This paper aims to make a tentative probe into the tragic destiny of Bertha from the perspective of patriarchal conventions.
