Silences By Tillie Olsen And Still Just Writing By Anne Tyler

The Possibility of the Impossible

Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks said: “In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity, or you can pick yourself up and say, ‘Listen, I have to be responsible for myself.’” Relatively, trivial achievements that were accomplished by individuals who were raised in one era are often considered to be major breakthroughs for others who realized similar results during more trying times. As can be seen in the stories Silences by Tillie Olsen and Still Just Writing by Anne Tyler, ambitious women – such as these authors – tried to succeed in the period subsequent to the Civil Rights Act when females were still viewed as an inferior class. Therefore, the choice of position chosen to narrate the stories allows readers to fully participate in the authors' experiences and feel

The authors personally recited events as they occurred in order to instill in readers the emotions of acceptance or self-pity that they themselves experienced in order to properly depict their desire to succeed despite obstacles endured. Thus, the perseverance and acceptance of circumstances to overcome challenges and obstacles, while ignoring feelings of emotions and self-pity, enables one to achieve goals that are deemed impossible in an enhanced manner.
In the second half of the 1900s, the United States slowly metamorphosed into a more gender-unified society. With that notion, women were desperate to reinforce equality and prove their capabilities. Consequently, the issuing dates of the two publications, Silences by Tillie Olsen and Still Just Writing by Anne Tyler, immensely affect the significance of the plots. Understandably, since the ultimate female task throughout generations was the