The Yellow wallpaper
By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The short story The Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a short story that has been read for years just as any other everyday story. It is clear that the driving force behind Gilman's story was to bring to light the gender disparity that women face on a daily basis. Gilman wrote his solely because she wanted to make the case for gender equality. Through the reader response method, one can view this story through a feminist perspective. In the story, the protagonist was locked in a mental prison due to her husband's unwillingness inability to properly satisfy the needs and emotional well-being of his wife. The Yellow Wallpaper is the embodiment of the struggles that women faced in seeking freedom of expression and freedom of thought. Other people would see this story as a psychological thriller of …show more content…
It might be hard to avoid judging the culture and practices of a story that was written in the 18th century by today’s standards, but never the less it is clear that the un-named woman was feeling like a prisoner both physically and emotionally. John is primarily responsible for this. His overly rational and almost robotic approaches in dealing with his wife led her to become emotionally distant and bordering on dimension. (“….”). her diarizing was her only way of coping with her depression and mental health issues. Even her sister in law was deputized by her husband to both spy and restrict her movements and behavior - the protagonist. Johns role as a doctor dis allows his wife of all authority (“If a phy..”). It is only by his will that she is dean to be fit and “well” enough to work (word). This reflects the culture that women faced at the time. Johns wife represents the
By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The short story The Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a short story that has been read for years just as any other everyday story. It is clear that the driving force behind Gilman's story was to bring to light the gender disparity that women face on a daily basis. Gilman wrote his solely because she wanted to make the case for gender equality. Through the reader response method, one can view this story through a feminist perspective. In the story, the protagonist was locked in a mental prison due to her husband's unwillingness inability to properly satisfy the needs and emotional well-being of his wife. The Yellow Wallpaper is the embodiment of the struggles that women faced in seeking freedom of expression and freedom of thought. Other people would see this story as a psychological thriller of …show more content…
It might be hard to avoid judging the culture and practices of a story that was written in the 18th century by today’s standards, but never the less it is clear that the un-named woman was feeling like a prisoner both physically and emotionally. John is primarily responsible for this. His overly rational and almost robotic approaches in dealing with his wife led her to become emotionally distant and bordering on dimension. (“….”). her diarizing was her only way of coping with her depression and mental health issues. Even her sister in law was deputized by her husband to both spy and restrict her movements and behavior - the protagonist. Johns role as a doctor dis allows his wife of all authority (“If a phy..”). It is only by his will that she is dean to be fit and “well” enough to work (word). This reflects the culture that women faced at the time. Johns wife represents the