Even though women are affected by societal expectations on a day to day basis, they defy those expectations just the same. They do this by simply living their lives. Women can very easily go with society’s expectations. However, we are own people. We make our own decisions.
A great example of this is the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. In the narrative, the author goes through the hour in which a grieving widow learns of her husband's death. Once the truth is unveiled, she grieves, as someone would expect. After some time she asks for some time to herself. During this time, at first, she thinks this is the end of her life because she doesn’t see the point without her beloved husband. As time goes on, she recalls all of the hard times he caused her. She becomes excited and empowered by her new found freedom. Another example of women defying societal expectations is embodied by Miss Emily from the short story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. Miss Emily defied all expectations on a daily basis. She refused to adhere to simple systematic expectations, such as leaving her house every now and then, paying taxes and murdering people. However, she did not stop there. She then went on and made the townsfolk believe that her suitor (the person that she poisoned) was still alive and well. She then went even farther as to keep the body and in her room. In a nutshell, Miss Emily defied almost every societal expectation in the book. Both these women defied the societal standards that were bestowed upon them. Look around you or take a look at yourself and really think about societies expectations for women. We defy them.
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