Joni Mitchell

The foundations of American society in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were shaken by the revolutionary reality of women’s abilities, with high demand of political and social reform of gender inequalities by forthright women such as Charlotte Perkin Gilman. Expressing these views in her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” acknowledges the power and control of women within patriarchal society, along with the effects on personality due to mental and…

There are goose bumps up and down your body due to the tremendously cold temperature of the room. Your medical gown offers very little warmth or comfort. Neither do the leather straps that confine your wrists and feet. Movement is slim to none. You are forced to remain still as the Doctor enters the room. He doesn’t bother to cover his face or wear gloves when operating. He lays out his medical supplies and selects his instrument of choice. He raises the unsanitized tool which resembles an ice…

Insanity can be afflicted or intensified as a consequence of another person’s actions. Usually, this thought is not brought to someone’s attention when he or she decides to act or react a certain way. While being treated for a mind disorder by her husband, who is a doctor, Jane creates the illusion of being held captive in a wallpaper prison in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman, which was published in 1892. Published in 1926, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is about a…

post-partum depression. During this time if a women claimed to be ill after her child’s birth she was ignored because women were considered nervous beings. Gilman went to a sanatorium in Philadelphia in 1887 where she was treated by Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell, who is the doctor in “The Yellow Wallpaper”. His rest cure included no physical or intellectual stimulation, which meant she couldn’t write. Gilman and Stetson separated in 1888, which was rare in that time; they finalized their divorce in…

Imagine living in the 19th century as a woman. Today in the 21st century most woman can live an independent life. However, in the 1800s women were not allowed the freedom that they deserved as a human being. They were controlled by the males of the society. Men had the most respective jobs, whereas, females stayed at home taking care of their husband and children. Sometimes these ignorant behavior of the society towards the women had an ill impact in their psychology. Although, most women were…

It was crazy to live in the 1800s, but even crazier to believe you were lower than males. These thoughts did not only come from the society but also your closest companion, your husband. What book or person says men are more superior than women? Well, there are many of course. Women have mental illnesses, are less important, and they do not matter… In the past, males held more power, have had way more legal rights, and were respected way more than females. “The Yellow Wall-paper” by Charlotte…

Characters in every story obviously play a huge part in the development of other characters and of the plot itself; in Charlotte Perkin Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper, her characters especially play major roles in the evolution of Gilman’s story. Each represents an aspect of the kind of society that the narrator lived in during this time and they all gave the main character expectations for herself that she felt she needed to live up to to become a good wife or even a good woman. Furthermore,…

In the climax of the ending scene, the wife contemplates suicide. The only thing holding her away from free falling is the prison-like bars that block the window. Her condition at this time has been driving her crazy. She grew insane after being kept in the room and not allowed to move out of the room with the vexing wallpaper. Was the diagnosis and treatment of her condition what led her to lose her wits and destroying the wallpaper? During the Victorian Era, examinations of mentally impaired…

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman is a story of a woman with a wild imagination as well as a sufferer of post-partum depression. Her husband Jon takes her to another house, to “get better” from her diagnosis of what he believes is hysteria. While she is there she explains her life through a series of journal entries that discuss the downward spiral of the narrator’s experience during the time she is at this house. Throughout her diary there are examples of symbolism, Jon’s treatment…

Another trait that supports the people skills is flexibility. A strong leader doesn’t always want or need to be right, but it is particularly important in areas where people, and their challenges, are the core of your business. The Vice President of Client Services must always be open to dissenting opinions, other ideas and new initiatives as he or she encourages the team to be involved in the development and implementation of suggestions that have the potential to improve the product, the…