Compare the portrayal of men and women in Turned and in Tony Kytes, the arch -deceiver :: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Thomas Hardy

Turned by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Tony kytes, the arch-deceiver by Thomas Hardy, are devil short stories. They are astir(predicate) the relationships between men and women. Turned is a more(prenominal) severe story. It is about a man called Mr Marroner going abroad for work, and his married woman finding out that Mr Marroner had slept with their servant Gerta. Gerta then becomes pregnant and, consequently Mrs Marroner tells Gerta to leave. However, Mrs Marroner soon realises that it was Mr Marroners fault, and therefore Mrs Marroner and Gerta leave before Mr Marroner returns home. Tony Kytes, the arch deceiver is a more light-hearted story. Tony is a man that likes a lot of women, and there are a lot of women that like Tony. Tony is supposed to be engaged to a young women named Milly, merely on a journey home from town he meets two other girls. Both are previous girlfriends and they start flirting with him. Tony ends up with two girls hiding in the back of his wagon and on e sitting beside him. He gets in a bit of a muddle. However he ends marrying Milly. This story is about a man who is unsure about how he feels towards his fianc.Mrs. Marroner from turned was a well educated, high society woman. She lived in Boston, an upper-class suburb, had a Ph.D. and once lectured at university. A woman being highly educated was very rare for the early 20th century. Because of her suburban upbringing and education she was a confident, free persuasion and independent women who relied on no one. She was the more dominant person in her marriage. We know that she has elicit life as the author says her well-filled, well-balanced mind, her many interests. This proves that she has an interesting life and has many interests. Mrs Marroners feelings for Gerta change a lot throughout the story. When she first found out that Gerta was pregnant, she was devastated, very emotional. She could not believe that something like this could go through because Gerta was almost like a daughter to Mrs Marroner. When Mrs Marroner had thought about what had happened her feelings for Gerta changed again, she realised that it was Mr Marroners fault. She then decided to forgive Gerta. Many women would put up with a atrocious husband rather than have no husband, however, Mrs Marroner isnt like this. She leaves her husband to take care of Gerta.