The Yellow Wallpaper, By Harrison Bergeron - 1410 Words

By comparing both stories together, and the characters within them, it is clear that neither the narrator from â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper† or Harrison from â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† agree with the way they are being treated caused by their social, political and economic standpoint in society. In both stories they have opposing forces trying to dictate their life, and telling them who they are supposed to be. Within the story â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper†, the narrator is being authorized by her husband john and in the story â€Å"Harrison Bergeron†, Harrison is being oppressed by his government system. In both societies of the stories, the characters are treated differently for who they are. The people to have more power in their lives, decide who they are and what they can be. The ultimate outcome of their life is up to the forces controlling them. Both characters have no way to escape the labels given to them, without going against the people restraining th eir potential. The characters have many good attributes to them, but are confined to being what others tell them to be. The narrator has wonderful writing skills and an active mind which allows her to be creative and have an artistic personality, but her husband will not allow her to write or be who she wants to be because he has the capability to control who she is. Harrison is a genius and an athlete who could build upon his abilities to better himself as a person both mentally and physically, but the government will not allow him to