Throughout the history, it can be observed that women have been considered inferior to men. Women had limited rights compared to men and lacked freedom. On top of that, there was this concept of an “ideal woman”: a woman who suppressed her emotions, obeyed her husband and accepted the dominion of men. Similarly, in the short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, struggles of a woman can be witnessed. Through this story the author shows the various injustices women face in their daily lives and how the society has a negative impact on them.
In the beginning of the story, the narrator develops a strong dislike for her room. She particularly hates the “wall-paper”, but even after expressing her dislike to her husband, John, she is forced to stay there. “I suppose John never was nervous in his life. He laughs at me so about this wall-paper!” (Gilman 3), it can be inferred from these lines that the narrator’s opinion does not matter and is thought to be imprudent by her husband. Throughout the story her condition and views are taken lightly. Thus, it can be concluded that John thought of her intellect to be inferior to his and that he was the rational thinker. Secondly, she obeys her husband all time. Even …show more content…
Although, initially she finds the wallpaper disgusting, towards the end she starts feeling sympathetic towards the women trapped in it and tries to free her by tearing the wallpaper (Gilman 9). One can reasonably infer that the imaginative women trapped in the wallpaper is the narrator herself, who feels oppressed by her husband and society. This psychological impact indicates how severely the male dominant society affects women. Fromt the beginning till the end, the narrator keeps telling her husband the ineffectiveness of the treatment, but her protest is not recognized by her husband. He feels that since he is a man, he knows
In the beginning of the story, the narrator develops a strong dislike for her room. She particularly hates the “wall-paper”, but even after expressing her dislike to her husband, John, she is forced to stay there. “I suppose John never was nervous in his life. He laughs at me so about this wall-paper!” (Gilman 3), it can be inferred from these lines that the narrator’s opinion does not matter and is thought to be imprudent by her husband. Throughout the story her condition and views are taken lightly. Thus, it can be concluded that John thought of her intellect to be inferior to his and that he was the rational thinker. Secondly, she obeys her husband all time. Even …show more content…
Although, initially she finds the wallpaper disgusting, towards the end she starts feeling sympathetic towards the women trapped in it and tries to free her by tearing the wallpaper (Gilman 9). One can reasonably infer that the imaginative women trapped in the wallpaper is the narrator herself, who feels oppressed by her husband and society. This psychological impact indicates how severely the male dominant society affects women. Fromt the beginning till the end, the narrator keeps telling her husband the ineffectiveness of the treatment, but her protest is not recognized by her husband. He feels that since he is a man, he knows