Both are Cats
الكلمات المفتاحية:
Cat, woman, victim, husband, rain, death, Hemingway, Chopin.الملخص
Most of the novelists make female character as a major character (whether protagonist or antagonist) in their texts. And the readers do not wait to finish reading the novel to discover the character whether it is the protagonist or antagonist. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain” (1925) and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” (1894) there are female characters as major characters. Although their role is different and they face different circumstances but their truth and personality are the same. Both novels portray women as victims whose identities are constrained by their husbands. This research aims to clarify this point, showing similarity (fragility, suppression, and victimization) despite their differences (actions. reactions and their attitude).
