Herland Post #4

          Considering the fact that the author of Herland is also the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper," I was able to pick up on some general similarities between the two pieces, but not too much. One similarity that I noted was that both the characters and the situation of the story as a whole were much different in the end from what they were in the beginning. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," the woman started out as pretty normal, but by the end of the novel, she had gone totally insane, believing there was a woman inside of the walls of her room. This change is also seen in Herland, where one of the women of Herland decide to go out and see the outside world, while in the same way, one of the men stay behind in Herland.

          This aspect of the book could also play along with Realism. Since Realism entails portrayal of true life, the changing of opinions could be support of this because people go through all sorts of changes in life. The fact that one of the women left Herland and one of the men did not return home shows this idea of change in thoughts and opinions throughout life. What one thinks they may never like they may end up loving.