Comparison between ‘Tony Kytes, the Arch Deceiver’ by Thomas Hardy and ‘Turned’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The first story, ‘Tony Kytes, the Arch Deceiver’, by Thomas Hardy, is a pre 19th century piece of literature. The story features Mr. Tony Kytes, a young, eligible and attractive gentleman. Who has, after a long string of relationships and attractions to various women of his town, has decided to settle down, and is currently engaged to Milly Richards. …showed first 75 words of 1769 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1769 total…shown in the second story when Mrs. Marroner and Gerta move away to live by themselves, women would not have been able to do this, or rather, not felt able to do this in the 19th century. Women in the 19th century ‘required’ a man to support them, they did not go out and make lives of their own, they were often chained to men for support, even if the men were like Tony Kytes.