Use evidence from the spoon river anthology epitaphs and "the story of an hour" to explain how literature of the time reflected some women's feelings of being trapped and oppressed by their husbands

From the Spoon River Anthology and "The Story of an Hour", women at that time have a very little freedom, unlike today. It was clearly described in the story that women felt that they owned by their husband, they physically abused, they cannot move freely and they were trapped in their marriage.