Character Analysis: How Isolation Affects Protagonists Of Stories

How Isolation Affects Protagonists of Stories
I believe that when a character undergoes isolation in a story, it can have a great impact on the ways they act and think. Isolation can lead to depression and jealousness as seen in the examples of "A Respectable Women" and "April Showers." As the stories progress, the reader experiences the changing emotions of the protagonists. In the following examples, you will read how isolation effects the characters personality and effect on the story.
In "A Respectable Women," the main character, Mrs.Baroda, was looking forward to the period of unbroken rest, now, and undisturbed tete-a-tete with her husband, since Gouvernail was expected. As time went on, her husband spent all of his time with Gouvernail and Mrs. Baroda realized she wanted not only her husbands attention, but Gouvernails as well. Due to her

being a "respectable women" she asked, “When is he going—your friend? "For my part, he tires me frightfully." Mrs. Baroda's isolation from her husband caused her to desire Gouvernail and after he left, she asked her husband for him to return. As she told her husband, "I have overcome everything! you will see. This time I shall be very nice to him." the reader is left wondering if she has gotten over Gouvernail or still wishes to commit adultery with him.
In "April Showers," Theodora was set on writing a novel and getting it published by the Home Circle.

But, her parents and siblings needed the help of Theodora to care for them. Theodora continuously isolated herself from her family to continue writing her novel. Theodora dreams that "The Home Circle had refused "April Showers!" Since she talks to no one about her troubles, she starts to talk to herself and thinks for the worst, as she seems overwhelmed. She finally finishes and submits her story and receives a letter from the Home Circle that it was loved and accepted. She becomes a local celebrity and feels like she did something great for her family for once. But the Home Circle makes a huge mistake that ruins Theodora's life. As Theodora book finally was in the Home Circle she sees, “April Showers, by Kathleen Kyd." Theodora is heart broken and takes a train to Norton. There, she sees the unexpected, her father, the last person she would expect. There, she finds out her father wrote a book in college which was not accepted. He says to her, “And that's why I came down to meet you, because I remembered my walk

home.”
In conclusion, isolation can affect the protagonist by altering their emotions. The two protagonists of the story both receive their desires only to change their minds when they experience isolation from their loved ones. Mrs. Baroda due to the feeling of isolation realized that she was attracted to Gouvernail, and Theodora talked to herself and told herself that she would never be accepted by the Home Circle. In all, isolation led to the altering emotions of the protagonists and a complete change to the plot of the story.