In what ways are the characters Ollie McGee from Spoon River Anthology and Mrs. Mallard from "The Story of an Hour" similar? How does each character feel about her marriage and about her husband? How do these feelings reflect the lives of women in 19th and 20th century America?

Remember to use evidence from each text to support yourresponse. In what ways are the characters Ollie McGee fromSpoon RiverAnthologyand Mrs. Mallard from"The Story of an Hour"similar? How does each character feel about her marriage and about herhusband? How do these feelings reflect the lives of women in 19thand early 20th century America?"Never to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty; " Ollie wasaccusing her husband of abuse. She stated how he robbed her of heryouth and beauty. After her death she felt avenged because "But whatthink you gnaws at my husband's heart? The face of what I was, theface of what he made me! These are driving him to the place where Ilie. In death, therefore, I am avenged." Mrs. Mallard was alsoaccusing her husband of abuse and felt free only after her death whenOllie McGee only felt free after her death. They both felt trapped intheir marriages. Both women truly were free when they were bothdead. They both did not appreciate their marriages and felt as if theywere robbed of simple freedoms. In the 19thand 20thcenturies womenwere thought of as property and the highest bidder was to win them. These women were exactly that property to their husbands.

In what ways are the characters Ollie McGee from Spoon River Anthology and Mrs. Mallard from "The Story of an Hour" similar? How does each character feel about her marriage and about her husband? How do these feelings reflect the lives of women in 19th and early 20th century America? "Never to be told, robbed me ...