In the story "A Rose for Emily", Emily Grierson, the main character, lives in a house where a horrible stench persists. The stench began when his father died thirty years ago. She was rarely seen outside her home after her death. Her husband was then suspected of having “abandoned” her. No one had entered her house for ten years and Miss Emily had not left. The stench came from the corpses of her father and that of her husband with whom she had slept since she had killed him. In the short story “Yellow Wallpaper,” the main character Jane was suffering from a mild nervous breakdown. She and her husband John rented a small house in the country in hopes of recovery. Her husband thought the peace and quiet would be good for her. In the house, she is confined to bed in an old nursery and is forbidden to work or write. The spacious, sunny room features yellow wallpaper with a hideous, chaotic pattern that is bare in several places. The bed is bolted to the floor and the windows are barred. Jane despises the space and its wallpaper, but John refuses to change rooms, arguing that the nursery is best suited to his recovery. Because both characters, Emily and Jane, are forced to isolate themselves, they take a turn for the worse. The isolation made them psychotic. Jane and Emily have become irrational due to their confinement. Being separated from social interactions and also their lack of ability to participate in daily activities drove both characters crazy. For years, Miss Emily was rarely seen outside her home. She did not linger in town and did not participate in any community activities. She was the definition of a housewife. His father played an important place in his life. She had never... middle of paper ...... duels stay alone for too long, they begin to question their own understanding of reality; who they really are and what the world is really like. People need interaction with other people because it plays a very important role in their understanding of the reasons for living. Human beings are naturally curious. Therefore, by significantly reducing the number of normal social interactions, exposure to the natural world, or the experience of different relationships, isolation is emotionally, physically, and psychologically destructive. Works Cited Faulkner, William. “A rose for Emily”. Literature: A Prentice Hall Pocket Reader. Third edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2005. 1-9. PrintGilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The yellow wallpaper”. Literature: A Prentice Hall Pocket Reader. Third edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2005. 82-96. Print