The short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a story that deals with the oppression of women during the 19th century. Back then, in earlier times, women were treated poorly and were not given much attention. Anything that a woman said was taken for granted. They had the stereotypical roles of "mothers of children" and "wives of the house". Basically women had no freedom of speech, and although they were as knowledgeable and creative as men, all of that was overlooked because of the gender. In this story we are able to see into the life of a women who has just had a baby and is suffering from post-partum disease. We take a look into her mind and how she slowly goes insane, being trapped in a nursery, over the course
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They were not allowed to think negatively of their assigned role. Many felt trapped inside a tight space where they could not express themselves as wanted. Jane, the protagonist from The Yellow Wallpaper, feels this way when she tries explaining her illness to her husband, that happened to be her doctor. Jane complains that he depreciates both her illness and her thoughts and concerns in general. Women, like Jane, started encountering similar illnesses due to lack of attention and started suffering mentally and emotionally. Ann Lane gives us an idea of the different kinds of illnesses women were experiencing throughout this period of time by …show more content…
This was caused by the way she was treated by society and her husband during the 19th century. Feminism took a big part in the story pointing out the sexism of placing a women into a particular role based on the gender. Gilman made it clear to understand how a biased environment slowly drove the narrator and protagonist, Jane, insane. Women do not have any particular "roles" in society. They can do anything men can equally or better. In today 's community, women have proved that they can be police, soldiers, doctors, truck drivers, and many other jobs that back then were considered "male jobs". Although, we still face some sexism throughout the
They were not allowed to think negatively of their assigned role. Many felt trapped inside a tight space where they could not express themselves as wanted. Jane, the protagonist from The Yellow Wallpaper, feels this way when she tries explaining her illness to her husband, that happened to be her doctor. Jane complains that he depreciates both her illness and her thoughts and concerns in general. Women, like Jane, started encountering similar illnesses due to lack of attention and started suffering mentally and emotionally. Ann Lane gives us an idea of the different kinds of illnesses women were experiencing throughout this period of time by …show more content…
This was caused by the way she was treated by society and her husband during the 19th century. Feminism took a big part in the story pointing out the sexism of placing a women into a particular role based on the gender. Gilman made it clear to understand how a biased environment slowly drove the narrator and protagonist, Jane, insane. Women do not have any particular "roles" in society. They can do anything men can equally or better. In today 's community, women have proved that they can be police, soldiers, doctors, truck drivers, and many other jobs that back then were considered "male jobs". Although, we still face some sexism throughout the