Answers to questions such as "what is man?" depends on from what view you are looking it from - maybe it be scientific, psychological, or biblical, there is still no clear answer to the question. It is man's instinct to define and differentiate himself/herself from other organisms. Given four stories of different plots and atmosphere, we were asked to define "man" as how these stories define and describe them. "The Story of an Hour" …showed first 75 words of 869 total…

…showed last 75 words of 869 total…share this grief to people to ease the pain he was feeling. Man also value his family more than himself; thus, strengthening the bond between family members. There was still a binary opposition between men and women. There was no woman in the story; therefore, it symbolized the powerlessness of women in the world. And because the appearance of woman in the story was as a horse, it even lowered down the status of women.