Yellow Wallpaper 5
In the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman we enter a story that is a cry for freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right to express what she feels, and fights for her right to do what she wants to do. The narrator in this short story is a woman whose husband loves her very much, but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the main character, her oppressed life, and her search for freedom. There are many male influences in this woman’s life and although they may mean no harm, they eventually push her over the edge. The main character’s husband, John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They use their power to control the main character, whose name we never learn, to feel what they think a woman should feel. For example, the woman tells the men she is sick, but they believe differently. “John is a physician and perhaps that is one reason that I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick!” The men under the impression that what they say goes and therefore the woman has no illustrates that the men are in control. If they strongly believe nothing is wrong, then nothing must be wrong. It is a feeling of self
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Approximate Word count = 1403
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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