In literature, authors often paint their characters with very distinct and recognizable personalities. A skillful author can create characters with predictable traits that help the reader understand them and what makes them tick. This semester we have come across two women in literature who exhibit distinct yet similar personality traits. In "The Garden-Party", Laura is a confused young woman wrestling with the notions of how society views her and who she thinks she should be. In "The Chrysanthemums", Elisa is a frustrated housewife desperate to break the shackles of her current lifestyle. Both of these women struggle with their identity and in many ways mirror each others yearning for more meaning in their lives.
             Throughout "The Garden-Party", Laura seems uncomfortable with her apparent affluence and the status it gives her. On the one hand, she seems thrilled and excited about the upcoming party they are preparing to host. It is very clear that she enjoys the good life. On the other hand, it is readily apparent that Laura has guilty feelings about her upper class status. She is very concerned with how the wor
             In literature, authors often paint their characters with very distinct and recognizable personalities. A skillful author can create characters with predictable traits that help the reader understand them and what makes them tick. This semester we have come across two women in literature who exhibit distinct yet similar personality traits. In "The Garden-Party", Laura is a confused young woman wrestling with the notions of how society views her and who she thinks she should be. In "The Chrysanthemums", Elisa is a frustrated housewife desperate to break the shackles of her current lifestyle. Both of these women struggle with their identity and in many ways mirror each others yearning for more meani
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