Female Protagonists The desire for freedom is a similar aspect of the female protagonists Louise Mallard, Mathilde Loisel, and Emily Grierson. -In Kate Chopin's, "The Story of an Hour," Guy DE Maupassant's, "The Necklace," and William Faulkner's, "A Rose for Emily," the female protagonist's have a desire for freedom. The stories are about three women living in patriarchal societies. Each character longs for freedom in a different way, but because of the men in their …showed first 75 words of 787 total…

…showed last 75 words of 787 total…of freedom is somewhat satisfied. She kills him because of her fear of being alone, if she has nothing to hold on to, she would not be free at all. -Although all three characters have the desire to be free, freedom has a different meaning for each one. Emily's idea of freedom is extremely different than Louise's and Mathilde's, but kind of the same because they all wanted to be free in their own ways.