Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome are similar that the characters are both trapped in a loveless marriage and have controlling spouses.
Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" tells a story of how a woman sobs for the loss of her husband but ironically is also overjoyed by the loss. Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome tells a story of a man, Ethan, who is trapped in a loveless marriage, realizing that he can find true love and happiness with another woman. In both stories the authors depict a marriage with two very controlling spouses, Zeena in Ethan Frome and Bentl…
