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    “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a phycological story about a woman suffering with mental illness after having a child, which is now known as “Postpartum depression”. The suggestion cure was for her to do nothing. She was told by her doctor to do a “rest cure” where she did minimal physical activity. The conflict was between the narrator and herself. Her husband thought that she was crazy so he locked her in a room. She did not like the room and found the yellow wallpaper

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    Women in history stood best known for a less ascendant sex in the mid-nineteen centuries. Since times have gone by women had fought for their equal rights and freedom. There had been many stereotypes, where the women were considered as a slave to the men’s because the women’s position was to be the homemakers and a mother to their children, while the men’s are out socializing with others. If they were not happy with the marriage, they cannot just walk out or complain because a women role is to endure

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    own opinion. Charlotte Perkins Gilman wanted to inform people the hardships of women during the 19th century, which led her to write “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman is recognized for her approach on women gaining their own economic independence. She believes how women should be able to rely on themselves and both parties in the relationship should share responsibilities equally. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the narrator battles with her mental disease in trying to find a way to breakout

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    “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a feminist text, telling a story about a woman’s struggles pertaining to male-centric thinking and societal ‘norms’. The main character, who remains nameless in the text is treated poorly by her oppressive husband who drives her mad in an attempt to help her. She is a prisoner in her own home and has no say for herself. By late 21st century standards the behavior of John, the husband, seems eerily oppressive and unacceptable, which was considered

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    Gender inequality has always been a sensitive discussion and causes many individuals to question the roles they play in their society. In the “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the appearance of gender inequality is quite blatant and is displayed through the likes of Jane-the protagonist- who is a victim of it. Jane is surrounded by individuals such as John, her husband, who treats her as if she were a mere pet. He confines her to the house they reside in and does not allow her to

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    Charlotte Perkins Gilman published “The Yellow Wallpaper” in 1892 to encourage woman independence. She wrote about the changes in marriages and families. This short story focuses on a woman that goes mad from being trapped in room with nothing else to focus on but the yellow wallpaper. Gilman’s life shaped her inspiration for this short story. It was based from her own experience of an unfit marriage and child that leads her to breakdown and have postpartum depression. She married Charles Stetson

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    In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman narrates her short story from a first person point of view of a woman who has been taken to the country for the summer in order to get over her “temporary nervous depression” (Gilman). The woman is prescribed the “rest cure” for her hysterical tendencies and confined to the grounds, mostly to one room with a particularly putrid yellow wallpaper. After months of being secluded with nothing to entertain her but the pattern of the wallpaper, the woman

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    In the short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the wallpaper seems to encapture the woman's attention in trying to save someone who is trapped in the fold of the wallpaper unbeknownst to her she is trying to free herself due to the unstable mental state that she is in and no one is providing her with. The narrator’s idea of the house and the wallpaper began to transform from ordinary wallpaper, to the progression of her breaking out from her own shell. It is as if she was

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    wants without hindrance or restraint; everyday women are silenced for speaking out or are frowned upon for being independent by not submitting to the heavy-weight of the set standards placed upon their shoulders. Over the centuries, the proposal of women having any rights remained a constant battle that appeared to not have any pre-destined ending. In the intervening time that Charlotte Perkins Gilman fabricated, “The Yellow Wall-Paper”, any thought of Women 's Rights was unorthodox; whereas when Mary

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    Insanity and Feminism in The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman reflects the intense struggle with of a woman during the late 1800’s. However, as the story unfolds, we realize the reasons for this insanity and the connections of this breakdown to the main character’s husband, John. What we discover is the way women were treated during the late 1800’s and the significance of this treatment on their lives. The story

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