Both Elisa Allen from "The Chrysanthemums" and the unnamed narrator from "The Yellow Wallpaper" are dynamic characters who undergo changes throughout their respective stories. Initially, Elisa feels unfulfilled and the narrator struggles with her mental health confinement, but through encounters with obstacles like societal expectations and the yellow wallpaper, they develop a new understanding of how their identities have been suppressed. By the end of each story, the dynamic female protagonists have shifted their mindsets and realized how their sense of self has been lost or diminished within their prescribed social roles.