A Different Meaning Of The Play Oleana'

comes John, and I must put this away,­­ he hates to have me write a word.”(Gillman 3), The fact

According to Gilbert and Gubar she is “mad” only by society’s standards, and, more importantly, that she is, in fact, moving into “the open spaces of her own authority” (91). This interpretation seems to just touch on the many social issues the narrator experiences. Keeping the narrator anonymous is one of the key themes to show the reader who the woman really is, because of the assumption at the beginning of her status in society and in her marriage to a prominent doctor. Her husband John does not even acknowledge his wife may have any mental problems and all attempts for the woman to tell him fail. For as she in desperation states “John laughs at me about this wallpaper” (Gilman 803). Thus, if the woman can expect to get laughed at in her marriage, it would be impossible for her to actually talk to her husband, much less convince him to change his diagnosis of her, especially because he is “so wise” and a physician (Gilman 806). Indeed, male-dominant opinion becomes even more prevalent when it seems that all three different men in the story are all close to her and all prescribe the same “rest cure” for her. However, she seems to “disagree with their ideas”, for as she lucidly states, “Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change would do me good” (Gilman 801).

Wright to the murder of her husband. At the beginning of the play Mr. Hale acknowledges the males attitudes toward women without knowing. For example he states, “….I didn’t know as what his wife wanted made much difference to John.” (1001). This clearly signifies the male’s insensitivity to women. This statement that Mr. Hale made referring to John and how he does not care what his wife wanted or did not want does not even trigger the question, how was Mrs. Wright treated by her husband? Women were clearly not has important as the men. The men disregard women’s opinions and don’t give a thought to women’s needs or wants. Mr. Hale was speaking of John, Mrs. Wright’s dead husband in the above example; however Mr. Hale also expresses his insensitivity and arrogant attitude toward women. Mr. Hale states, “Well women are used to worrying over trifles.” (1003). Trifles something that is small, of no consequence, this is how Mr. Hale thinks of women. The things women are concerned with are of no importance, they are petty. This is an obvious illustration of the men’s arrogant and insensitive attitudes toward women.

This play allowed people to visually see the real-life effects of what it would be like to be sexually assaulted. The effects of what happens to the surrounding people within the community is also shown in the play. The play allows people to further understand the universal message of taking the proper steps to prevent sexual assaults from occurring. If proper preventative steps would have been taken, then Chloe would not be living as a sexual assault victim whose sexual assault was filmed and posted on social media for everyone to see. The play allowed people to see the horrible effects of phones and social media by showing how those two things ruined multiple peoples life. The play was worth doing, because if showed the effects of social media and the effects of sexual

Often John would treat her like a child, in more ways than one. Whenever she would express her troubles or concerns, he would dismiss them, seeing them to be too emotional or irrational. He did what he believed to be in her best interest; however, he only put his own opinion into account. He would speak to her in condescending tones whenever she was discontent, calling her diminutive names such as “blessed little goose” and “little girl”. He would not allow her to do anything that would make her condition worse, depriving her from social contact or any form of entertainment. John’s treatment of the narrator was a contributing factor to her downfall, for he refused to see past his own judgment and conform to her situation. His treatment of his wife was Gilman’s attempt at reflecting her society’s view on women. Women were seen as melodramatic and incapable of making decisions for themselves, which is how John treated the narrator. Without the ability to make her own decisions on her behalf, she had nothing, and thus fell into

“What is it, little girl” he said. ”Don’t go walking about like that- you’ll get cold.”(Gilman, ) John’s “love” to her was like a father to their child. It’s as if he’s trying to “protect” her, but she does not feel protected. As a matter of a fact, she is starting to feel oppressed.

The county attorney does not give a second thought about how John may have treated his wife. Instead, he’s focusing on Mr. Hale’s testimony regarding the alleged “scared” look on John’s face. The men’s bias is often and openly expressed to the women verbally. In accordance to the dialog of the play, the men show they don’t consider what women say vital or pertinent. The Sheriff fires back, identifying with his partners, “Well, can you beat the woman! Held for murder and worryin’ about her preserves.” (Glaspell 1412). The men agree in general about the sheriff’s remark. Mr. Hale comes along and says, “Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.” (Glaspell 1412). The dialog of the play demonstrates the obliviousness and general absence of appreciation given to women’s comments. Even the sheriff addresses his wife openly as if a woman’s role in the home was insignificant. The prejudice from the men is evident and once a reader or audience starts inquiring about how the men treat women, a pattern is seen regarding the men’s standards. The court attorney kicks his foot against the pots and pans below the sink in the wake of discovering no clean towels, telling the ladies “Not

Analysis: The above quotations clearly display the similarity between John and the Narrator’s relationship to that of a father and a daughter. John controls the majority of the Narrator’s behavior to the point she feels an overwhelming sense of guilt for her incapacity as John’s wife. The Narrator is restricted in her actions and is therefore unable to fulfil her wifely duties, forcing her to consider herself as a burden. When is reality, John treats the Narrator as his daughter and does not permit her to complete her duty. For instance, the Narrator dislikes the yellow wallpaper and wishes to have it removed; however, John does not allow her to do so and acts as if it would feed into a child’s stubbornness. His continued belief in his superiority disregards the Narrator as is wife and instead infantilizes her. He believes her identity exists only through him, which merely encourages his paternalistic

Her vulgar language about Miss. Moore represents how resistant she is to listen to her lessons. Silvia’s mind is elsewhere, comparing these activities during the summer to be like school and she hates it. It’s summer, and Silvia like most children want to spent their summer having fun.

She fails to realize the fact that Carol is essentially naive, and gains power over her professor as she further believes that she is sexually exploited. Carol especially becomes more powerful as she turns to her “group” for guidance. If Carol truly believes that she is being harassed, her friends will believe her plea for help and support her through it. Unless Carol’s accusations are one large ploy by a very clever group that lack sensible morals – a feat that seems very unlikely against a professor who is about to be rewarded tenure for 20 years of teaching – than Carol’s intentions were never to arrest her professor, but to seek help with her education. Carol’s lack of experience expresses how she would be otherwise incapable of even attaining more power – something she never wanted – if it was not for her “group” and her gender.

I can imagine how elated Jack must have been knowing all his hard work and effort has been rewarded with the Job position he deserved. Chapter 2: CelebrationWe start this chapter with the planning of Jack and Barbara’s upcoming promotion party put together by Jack’s wife, Libby. We get to know more about Barbara and the struggle she faces at the firm because she is a woman. She talks about how unlike men, women have a harder time striving to achieve their goals, and I totally agree with her. The workforce is more lenient and promising for men, and there are still companies that would rather choose a man to lead than having a woman in that position. It’s very sad because they do not care about the qualifications and skills this woman possesses, but more so about her gender. Barbara elaborates more on how she faced not only being discriminated against because she is a woman, but she was also sexually assaulted by her previous manager Stan Wright. Stan held the position of the audit manager at the firm and felt he had the right to push her around, and even offend her sexually. Barb showed a lot of courage by standing up to him, and also demanding a formal apology from him. Sexual harassment is still present in companies today, and sadly some companies do not take it with the seriousness it deserves. With women now making their voices heard, soon the sexual predators would get the punishment and shunning they deserve. Jack also shares his

She speaks as though her opinions to do not count anyway, but she is very accepting of this. She belittles herself several more times throughout the story. "I meant to be such a help to John, such a real rest and comfort, and her I am a comparative burden already" (Barnet 747). Having read the text through to the end we know that she is in a mental hospital, a reader could most likely begin to imagine what John may have been thinking to have witnessed his wife go through such disturbing mental anguish and that he was only going off of the knowledge available at this point in time. How would the story be different if it had been written from John’s point of view?

Olenna is a play about a female student, Carol who accused her professor John of sexual harassment. Carol mentioned in an unscheduled meeting that she comes from a

Viewing the play of The Importance of Being Earnest from a feminist perspective portrays the men in the Victorian Era to be misogynistic. A perpetuated stereotype in this play is that women should be protected from the truth. “Jack:[In a very patronizing manner] My dear fellow, the truth isn't quite the sort of thing one tells to a nice, sweet, refined girl. What extraordinary ideas you have about the way to behave to a woman”(29)! The belief that women are fragile and unable to handle anything serious is present. Furthermore, when Algernon discovers that Cecily is convinced that they had met before and had had many romantic encounters, she is presented as mentally insane. This perpetuates the belief that women depend on men and could not be satisfied without one in their life. In addition to this, Gwendolen and Cecily are the ones being deceived by Jack and Algernon. This shows that women are stereotypically submissive to men and can be taken advantage of. Through evaluating The Importance

What this actually meant in the culture’s sexual economy is perhaps more accurately suggested by meta-theatrical references in plays’ prologues and epilogues. The actress playing Flirt in Wycheley’s The Gentleman Dancing