Many years ago, and for some cultures in today’s society men are seen as being superior to women. The men in these cultures words, thoughts and ideas held more value in comparison to a women’s. The main character in the short fiction The Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, demonstrates the act of a women’s words and ideas being silenced, and displayed as being insignificant. Regardless of time period and gender, one must have the choice to have their words, thoughts and ideas be heard, and be accepted as significant. The Yellow Wallpaper demonstrates the importance’s of having one voice be heard which can be seen by examining the main character in text. Through her it is evident to see the importance of speech which is shown
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Speech is one of the ways that a person is able express their feelings also it is a necessity for one to learn, interact with others and to develop as an individual. In the short fiction The Yellow Wallpaper the main character had just moved into an estate with her husband, John, and newborn child. From the moment that she entered the house she tried to commutate to John, to tell him that she is sick. She states that, “You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do?” (Gilman, 359). The main character tried to tell her husband that she believed that she was sick. I believe that marriage is built on trust, it is a relationship that one has with someone who they believe can help them through the good times and the worst. I think that the main character had put a lot of trust in John, especially since he is also a doctor, in hopes that he would do something that would help her feel better. At another point in time, the main character used self-expression to help herself feel better. She mentions that Joh forbids her from working however she does not agree with that idea. She states that, Personally, I disagree with their ideas. …show more content…
However, when our speech is taken away it is hard to do such, which is evident in The Yellow Wallpaper. Since the main character’s speech was seen by others as insignificant, she developed a fear of expressing herself to others. She mentions that, “It is so hard to talk with John about my case…” (Gilman, 365). Throughout the text, the main character is constantly talking about how she is sick, and that her husband does not believe so. I think that because she does not get to interact with others often, and the times that she does she is continuously being told that she is not sick, leads her to fear mentioning anything that has to do with her illness. However, the fact that she is to socializing and cannot express her feelings with others is what leads to her madness. Eventually, she begins to lose a sight of who she is. Overtime, throughout the text she slowly stopped voicing her opinion and began doing everything her husband told her to do. For instance, John tells her, “Don’t go walking about like that-you’ll get cold.” (Gilman, 365). Although, he may have been worried about her well-being, he tells her what she can and cannot do, limiting her to doing nothing, thus preventing any form of mental stimulation. This eventually leads, to her mind trying to stimulate itself by creating false images, and thus making her brain be on high alert for
Speech is one of the ways that a person is able express their feelings also it is a necessity for one to learn, interact with others and to develop as an individual. In the short fiction The Yellow Wallpaper the main character had just moved into an estate with her husband, John, and newborn child. From the moment that she entered the house she tried to commutate to John, to tell him that she is sick. She states that, “You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do?” (Gilman, 359). The main character tried to tell her husband that she believed that she was sick. I believe that marriage is built on trust, it is a relationship that one has with someone who they believe can help them through the good times and the worst. I think that the main character had put a lot of trust in John, especially since he is also a doctor, in hopes that he would do something that would help her feel better. At another point in time, the main character used self-expression to help herself feel better. She mentions that Joh forbids her from working however she does not agree with that idea. She states that, Personally, I disagree with their ideas. …show more content…
However, when our speech is taken away it is hard to do such, which is evident in The Yellow Wallpaper. Since the main character’s speech was seen by others as insignificant, she developed a fear of expressing herself to others. She mentions that, “It is so hard to talk with John about my case…” (Gilman, 365). Throughout the text, the main character is constantly talking about how she is sick, and that her husband does not believe so. I think that because she does not get to interact with others often, and the times that she does she is continuously being told that she is not sick, leads her to fear mentioning anything that has to do with her illness. However, the fact that she is to socializing and cannot express her feelings with others is what leads to her madness. Eventually, she begins to lose a sight of who she is. Overtime, throughout the text she slowly stopped voicing her opinion and began doing everything her husband told her to do. For instance, John tells her, “Don’t go walking about like that-you’ll get cold.” (Gilman, 365). Although, he may have been worried about her well-being, he tells her what she can and cannot do, limiting her to doing nothing, thus preventing any form of mental stimulation. This eventually leads, to her mind trying to stimulate itself by creating false images, and thus making her brain be on high alert for