Yes the character definitely should have an idea of what the character plays role in the story
The diseases brought to this continent by the Europeans included bubonic plague, chicken pox, pneumonic plague, cholera, diphtheria, influenza, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough.
In "The Story of an Hour", Mrs. Mallard closes the door to her room so that Josephine cannot get in, yet she leaves the window open.
Why does Chopin make a point of telling the reader this? How might this relate to the idea of being "free" and to the implicit idea that she is somehow imprisoned?
In Nadine Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time" statement that indicates the consequence of motivation of physical safety is due to increased agitation among their neighbors. In the non- white areas there were burglaries and riots which escalated the husband to take measure for their safety through the installation of electric gates. As the burglars got closer the family raised their security by setting up alarms. Further, it provided them of no help and to which they decided to limit their conversation with the maids. Again, what frightened the family is the escalation, wherein the newly fired employees' loafed around.