Comparing The Dog And A Dark Brown Dog

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In the end, both characters experienced freedom in exchange for hefty sacrifices. The woman goes insane. She has delusions of freeing a woman from the ugly wallpaper, but in the end, it was she that wanted freedom. In the ending scene, she exclaims to her husband, "I've got out at last" (Lynch para. 263). He faints in response, ironically taking on a feminine quality that he had previously undermined. Finally, Gilman depicts the woman “creeping” over her husband to illustrate a victory over a long-time oppressor, which emphasizes the power within women to stand against the dictatorial actions of men (Lynch 263-264; “Analysis: What’s up with the ending” para. 3).
The dog from “A Dark Brown Dog” was freed in a very different way. Its escape

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