“Feminist analysis is recognition of the different degrees of social power that are granted to and exercised by women and men,” states Donald Hall, author of the book Literary and Cultural Theory. As time passes, feminism is seen as a threat to the power that society gives men. Feminist believe that both genders should be granted equal civil and social rights because of the fact that one’s gender should not define the social status and treatment of a person. Throughout history, society develops views that cause the oppression of women and limit their power and status in society. Feminist analysis is an identification of the ways society limits the rights that should be granted to both men and women. Feminist introduce many types of feminism;
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For example, in The Yellow Wallpaper, when the narrator discusses how much of a burden she is, Gilman states, “Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able,-to dress, entertain, and order things” (Gilman 769). In this quote, the narrator defines the role women are given in this society. Society gives women limited to no opportunities because of the power men have over them which forces them into doing basic duties. Instead of being allowed to do what one can, women are given limits to not only what they do, but also to their lives. Moreover, as the narrator discusses her problems, the author expresses, “I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time. Of course I don’t when John is here, or anybody else, but when I am alone” (Gilman 772). In society, the problems a woman faces is considered a disturbance to one’s daily life because of the belief that women are too emotional. The narrator is clearly being affected by something going on in her life, but instead of addressing it with her husband, she chooses to set it aside so she will not bother him. In The Awakening, after the author describes Edna as “not a mother-woman,” she states how society sees a mother-woman as and states, “They were women who idolized their children, worshipped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as …show more content…
In The Yellow Wallpaper, as the narrator writes about her room, the author states, “There comes John, and I must put this away, he hates to have me write a word” (Gilman 769). The narrator shows the fear she has in letting her husband discover she is doing something society has said to not be right. If her husband were to see her writing, he could punish her for threatening the dominance he has over her. Women are not to write and express themselves because they can affect the power men have in society. Similarly, while the narrator and her husband speak of her condition, Gilman declares, “Better in body perhaps- I began, and stopped short, for he sat up and looked straight at me with such a stern, reproachful look that I could not say another word” (Gilman 773). A women in this society is never to speak against or back at someone with authority. In this case, as the narrator continues to speak about a topic her husband is against, his power over her stops her from expressing her opinion. In the book The Awakening, as Edna is slowly emerging into a new person, the author states, “But her new and unexpected line of conduct completely bewildered him. It shocked him, Then her absolute disregard for her duties as a wife angered him…She had resolved to never take another step backward” (Chopin 62). Edna
For example, in The Yellow Wallpaper, when the narrator discusses how much of a burden she is, Gilman states, “Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able,-to dress, entertain, and order things” (Gilman 769). In this quote, the narrator defines the role women are given in this society. Society gives women limited to no opportunities because of the power men have over them which forces them into doing basic duties. Instead of being allowed to do what one can, women are given limits to not only what they do, but also to their lives. Moreover, as the narrator discusses her problems, the author expresses, “I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time. Of course I don’t when John is here, or anybody else, but when I am alone” (Gilman 772). In society, the problems a woman faces is considered a disturbance to one’s daily life because of the belief that women are too emotional. The narrator is clearly being affected by something going on in her life, but instead of addressing it with her husband, she chooses to set it aside so she will not bother him. In The Awakening, after the author describes Edna as “not a mother-woman,” she states how society sees a mother-woman as and states, “They were women who idolized their children, worshipped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as …show more content…
In The Yellow Wallpaper, as the narrator writes about her room, the author states, “There comes John, and I must put this away, he hates to have me write a word” (Gilman 769). The narrator shows the fear she has in letting her husband discover she is doing something society has said to not be right. If her husband were to see her writing, he could punish her for threatening the dominance he has over her. Women are not to write and express themselves because they can affect the power men have in society. Similarly, while the narrator and her husband speak of her condition, Gilman declares, “Better in body perhaps- I began, and stopped short, for he sat up and looked straight at me with such a stern, reproachful look that I could not say another word” (Gilman 773). A women in this society is never to speak against or back at someone with authority. In this case, as the narrator continues to speak about a topic her husband is against, his power over her stops her from expressing her opinion. In the book The Awakening, as Edna is slowly emerging into a new person, the author states, “But her new and unexpected line of conduct completely bewildered him. It shocked him, Then her absolute disregard for her duties as a wife angered him…She had resolved to never take another step backward” (Chopin 62). Edna