Similarities Between The Yellow Wallpaper And Plath

In the literary works of Chopin, Gilman and Plath, marriage remains the predominant motif of the plot, all of which put forth the idea that marriage is a device of “entrapment” of the female sex. Arguably, all three authors adopt “feminist bias”. They are presented from the viewpoint of the female protagonists without any true male interjections; the protagonists struggle to express themselves within restrictive conventions of the patriarchal society which they live in. Finally, the protagonists flee the restraints of society through avenues which are detrimental to themselves; via suicide in both “The awakening” and “The collected works of Sylvia Plath” and insanity in “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Arguably it is not the restraints of society which lead to their demise but the intrinsic flaw within the characters and speakers.
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The narrator of “The Yellow Wall-paper” begins as a stable individual; she describes the “garden--large and shady, full of box-bordered paths”, the “pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings”, and even “those sprawling flamboyant patterns” of the wallpaper in a reasonable manner, suggesting that she possesses clarity of mind. Furthermore, she asserts that her migration to the countryside is not a result of the mental instability but because her husband has diagnosed her with depression. The speaker also suggests that her condition would improve if she “had less opposition and more society and stimulus,” clearly highlighting her opposition to the restraints she is placed in by “John”. In “The awakening” Edna, is unhappy despite her husband being described as “the best husband in the world”. Similar to the husband of the speaker in “The yellow wallpaper” Edna’s husband Mr. Pontellier consults with Doctor Mandelet because he