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The Characters' Conformation to Social Restrictions in the stories The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurtson and The Waltz, by Dorothy Parker.
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American Literature of the 20th Century, 4.287 Wednesday, July 30, 2003 The Characters' Conformation to Social Restrictions In the stories The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurtson and The Waltz, by Dorothy Parker, the main characters find themselves acting under the tight social constraints that society projects on them. Their gender, race and class all dictate how they see themselves and how others see them, and therefore how they must act. Missie May, Joe and the narrator of The Waltz are all puppets to convention, although not always conscious of it. Through this essay I will demonstrate the social restrictions and rules that existed for people of color and women in the early 1900s, with evidence from the text. The Gilded Six-Bits is a moving story of frustration and greed. In the home of a poor young black couple in the southern states is where our scene takes place. As we find...
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