This is one of my favorite short stories, ever. Gilman is a wonderful writer. Her prose are still very relevant today, which for me, speaks volumes of her writing. "The Yellow Wallpaper" is a wakeup call to men and women of the time and now, to reclaim one’s life and to properly deal with problems that may or may not arise in life. The main character’s frame of mind is depicted as collapsing in on itself. She is confined to her own room, by her husband, which leads to her eventual mental breakdown. This break in mentality is broader than just for the character, it speaks to all women (or men) that are made subject to their spouse, rather than a partner. I understand that the period in which the story is written, many women were subject to their husbands will, rather than being equals in a partnership. Today, this theme of subjugation still permeates all aspects of global life. While women in America a free to do their own thing, with or without a husband, many other women around the world are still sadly subject to the rule of their husbands or other men in their lives. Gilman comments on the rule of men in women’s life, and in doing so, hits the nail on the head. For her time men are not husbands or lovers, but rulers, whose sole place in society are to keep women under them as second-class citizens.
In this short story which I am working on it for my graduation work, we always see how cruelly Patriarchy is dominating womens' life. This domination is not limited to the century or a country but to the all nations and eras. Women have to live under the pressure and control of men which is unacceptable or must be unacceptable. The protagonist of this work even does not her husband to see her writing. Because, as we think the big picture, women cannot think and produce anything. This sort of a mentality of men is trying to be exposed to all women around the world. She is locked or let's say caged in a room all alone and becomes insane at the end of the story which is inevitable.
This is one of my favorite short stories, ever. Gilman is a wonderful writer. Her prose are still very relevant today, which for me, speaks volumes of her writing. "The Yellow Wallpaper" is a wakeup call to men and women of the time and now, to reclaim one’s life and to properly deal with problems that may or may not arise in life. The main character’s frame of mind is depicted as collapsing in on itself. She is confined to her own room, by her husband, which leads to her eventual mental breakdown. This break in mentality is broader than just for the character, it speaks to all women (or men) that are made subject to their spouse, rather than a partner. I understand that the period in which the story is written, many women were subject to their husbands will, rather than being equals in a partnership. Today, this theme of subjugation still permeates all aspects of global life. While women in America a free to do their own thing, with or without a husband, many other women around the world are still sadly subject to the rule of their husbands or other men in their lives. Gilman comments on the rule of men in women’s life, and in doing so, hits the nail on the head. For her time men are not husbands or lovers, but rulers, whose sole place in society are to keep women under them as second-class citizens.
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