You are to be seen not heard; only speak when spoken to; hold your head up high, and cross your legs at the ankles when you sit. These were some of the common mores followed by women in history. They have always been seen as a lesser being, and the common idea that women are inferior to men has caused them to be denied control over their own lives. Instead, their lives are placed in the hands of men such as their husband, whom they may have been forced to marry by their father. This is just a slight example of how a female's life was under the influence of a man. Due to this ideology, women have been silenced, ignored, and damaged for decades. In her story “ The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Gilman alludes to many different subjects and possible
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Gilman was married her husband treated her the same way. The only way she was able to save herself from going crazy was to “cast the noted specialist's advice to the winds” (“Why I Wrote a” The Yellow Wallpaper” 234). This shows that the only reason she was able to better herself was to ignore the instructions of her doctor and live her own life which led to her divorcing her husband and leaving her child. Even women who are now recognized as intellectuals were ignored for example, many female scientists was not credited with their discoveries because they may have appeared to be too complex for the female mind. So their accomplishments were ignored until some man came along and reintroduced the idea.
Through this time, many women, including the main character of Gilman’s story were harmed because of the instructions they were provided. There are many cases where the women would have to be put into mental health wards for better treatment. However, even in the mental health ward, they may have still may have given the same “ cure “ for their issues only …show more content…
In the end, she had gotten so irritated by the paper that she tore it down. When her actions were discovered by her husband she felt that since the wallpaper was gone she had " got out at last" ( "The Yellow Wallpaper" 244). Due to her story many questions were raised about Dr. Weir Mitchell’s “rest cure” because it provides an example of real life events that some of the people who underwent the treatment went through.
Even though “ it was not intended to drive people crazy,” it did not always work as planned
(“Why I Wrote “ The Yellow Wallpaper” 246). At some point, even Mitchell decided to change his treatment to give some stimulation to the patient so they they would not be driven to the point that Gilman expressed in her story.
In the end, this shows that people of both genders are equal, but the mindset of males has not provided the best environment for their female counterparts.. Gilman’s story was a great example of the treatment of women both the mentally ill and the everyday woman. She showed how women were not seen as people who can take care of themselves. Even as adults, another opinion was needed for decisions to be made for the woman. In a way this sort of
When
Gilman was married her husband treated her the same way. The only way she was able to save herself from going crazy was to “cast the noted specialist's advice to the winds” (“Why I Wrote a” The Yellow Wallpaper” 234). This shows that the only reason she was able to better herself was to ignore the instructions of her doctor and live her own life which led to her divorcing her husband and leaving her child. Even women who are now recognized as intellectuals were ignored for example, many female scientists was not credited with their discoveries because they may have appeared to be too complex for the female mind. So their accomplishments were ignored until some man came along and reintroduced the idea.
Through this time, many women, including the main character of Gilman’s story were harmed because of the instructions they were provided. There are many cases where the women would have to be put into mental health wards for better treatment. However, even in the mental health ward, they may have still may have given the same “ cure “ for their issues only …show more content…
In the end, she had gotten so irritated by the paper that she tore it down. When her actions were discovered by her husband she felt that since the wallpaper was gone she had " got out at last" ( "The Yellow Wallpaper" 244). Due to her story many questions were raised about Dr. Weir Mitchell’s “rest cure” because it provides an example of real life events that some of the people who underwent the treatment went through.
Even though “ it was not intended to drive people crazy,” it did not always work as planned
(“Why I Wrote “ The Yellow Wallpaper” 246). At some point, even Mitchell decided to change his treatment to give some stimulation to the patient so they they would not be driven to the point that Gilman expressed in her story.
In the end, this shows that people of both genders are equal, but the mindset of males has not provided the best environment for their female counterparts.. Gilman’s story was a great example of the treatment of women both the mentally ill and the everyday woman. She showed how women were not seen as people who can take care of themselves. Even as adults, another opinion was needed for decisions to be made for the woman. In a way this sort of