How can I compare & contrast an element in "A Rose for Emily" and "Rappaccini's Daughter"? Element meaning characterization in general, two specific...

One element
common to both Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Hawthorne's " " is that of
patriarchal dominance.  For, both Emily Grierson and Beatrice Rappaccini are subugated by the
desires of their fathers; in both Emily's and Beatrice's situations their lives are limited by
the restrictions placed upon them.  As a result of the limitations of their lives, for instance,
Emily has suitors turned away by her father because they do not meet his standards--"None
of the...