The Theme Of Love In The Yellow Wallpaper

Love is a universal theme, one that extends to the beginning of time. Love has been described as patient and as kind. This is the kind of love that is broadcasted in all of your favorite romantic films and comedy. But sadly in the real world, all love doesn't look the same. In a society where women are still fighting for equality to men, some love is far from patient, and is definitely not kind. For centuries men have played the dominant role in relationships, while women are expected to be submissive. But the human spirit in any gender can never be suppressed for long. A women suppressed is just like a caged wild animal and as soon as she finds her voice and her power, she will strike. "In The Yellow Wallpaper" the speaker is has been literally imprisoned in an upstairs bedroom by her husband all in the name of love. Believing he knows what is best for her, he prescribes her a life void of intellectual and social activity. The wife disagrees with the treatment saying, "Personally I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good". However, her wishes are dismissed and she follows her husbands advice because that is what is expected of her. Sadly she is pushed into madness, following her husband's instructions. By the end of the story she imagines herself as a women that has escaped from the …show more content…
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