The Yellow Wallpaper
Even the thought of being stuck in a room with nothing to do is horrifying let alone actually experiencing it. This is exactly what happened to the narrator of the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”. I can somewhat relate to this due to the fact that I’ve been sick many times and it sucks to be lying in bed for those couple of days being able to do nothing. But being placed in a room for three months with absolutely nothing to do is a whole different story. The narrator suffers from nervous depression and uses the “resting cure” which is advised by her arrogant husband. His guidance as an established doctor leads to her illness becoming much worse than it already is.
By reading this short story and doing a bit of research I learned what a “resting cure” was. It was a treatment developed in the late 1800’s to combat nervous illnesses such as hysteria. It became increasingly popular in the U.S and UK. The …show more content…
In some parts of the world we still have a male dominant society, benefiting men in jobs, marriages, education and etc. Within the book the narrator feels somewhat dominated by John. Even though John doesn’t use any violence or abusive language which is common in third world countries today, the narrator has little say in her choices and what she wants to do. The problem with equality doesn’t only occur in marriages though, this problem occurs in many other aspects of life as well, where males are treated with more superiority. Males working the same job as women get paid significantly more in the US (research done in 2014 showed women working same job made 79% of what the opposite sex made). Education in some countries of the world are only allowed for males. Birth of a boy is seen as more beneficial in some parts of the world. Even though we have progressed with equality over the years, there is still a long way to
Even the thought of being stuck in a room with nothing to do is horrifying let alone actually experiencing it. This is exactly what happened to the narrator of the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”. I can somewhat relate to this due to the fact that I’ve been sick many times and it sucks to be lying in bed for those couple of days being able to do nothing. But being placed in a room for three months with absolutely nothing to do is a whole different story. The narrator suffers from nervous depression and uses the “resting cure” which is advised by her arrogant husband. His guidance as an established doctor leads to her illness becoming much worse than it already is.
By reading this short story and doing a bit of research I learned what a “resting cure” was. It was a treatment developed in the late 1800’s to combat nervous illnesses such as hysteria. It became increasingly popular in the U.S and UK. The …show more content…
In some parts of the world we still have a male dominant society, benefiting men in jobs, marriages, education and etc. Within the book the narrator feels somewhat dominated by John. Even though John doesn’t use any violence or abusive language which is common in third world countries today, the narrator has little say in her choices and what she wants to do. The problem with equality doesn’t only occur in marriages though, this problem occurs in many other aspects of life as well, where males are treated with more superiority. Males working the same job as women get paid significantly more in the US (research done in 2014 showed women working same job made 79% of what the opposite sex made). Education in some countries of the world are only allowed for males. Birth of a boy is seen as more beneficial in some parts of the world. Even though we have progressed with equality over the years, there is still a long way to