The, The Yellow Wallpaper, And Mississippi Native William...

How does one distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy? Can our realities be so complex and unwanted that we are simply unable to grasp it? Coming to terms with actuality allows us to accept and find who we are. If we choose to neglect and become unaware with reality we may become delusional to the point of becoming insane. Feminist Charlotte Gilman’s (1860-1935) â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper† and Mississippi native William Faulkner’s (1897-1962) â€Å"A Rose for Emily† both contain extreme delusional characters (â€Å"Charlotte Perkins Gilman†, â€Å"William Faulkner†). These characters lose touch with the real world and slowly begin to exhibit madness. Although both characters are unable to grasp reality, they both express distinct methods that show the severity and capability of their insanity. Gilman’s and Faulkner’s main characters, Emily and the other who is unnamed, both lose touch with reality. In both works, the characters portray this as they become isolated. For example, in â€Å"A Rose for Emily†, Emily’s isolation began when her father died. Emily rarely went out and â€Å"after her sweetheart went away, people hardly saw her at all.†(226) The death of her father, as well as the death of her â€Å"sweetheart†, made Emily feel depressed, thus causing her to go into solidarity (226). Shutting herself from the real world made Emily unable to grasp reality. Her reality was the death of the two men. In â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper†, the unnamed character was also isolated, but only because her