Summary Of The Yellow Wallpaper
Sunny Fincham
Ms. Toren
English 11
18,January
In the late 19th century, women were challenging the traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual daily life. Doctors and other well respected men drew notions of female weaknesses to justify inequality between the two genders.Charlotte Gilman Perkins who was a victim of these notions, discouraging her from pursuing her career, fought these opinions throughout her writing. “Perkins does not restart the standard nativist rhetoric in making her claims on the face of it, her requirements for citizenship are not based on race of ethnicity (Nadakarni npage).” Perkins is the source of this famous feminist quote, “There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. Might as well speak of a female liver” Perkins not only reflamed the feminist movement in the mid 20th century with her short story the Yellow Wallpaper. Throughout the short story Perkins uses symbolism, anaphora, and dialogue. Her husband was a physician “As one of the many physicians who debated “the woman question,” he defined the notion of significant differences between the sexes and argued that an epidemic of Neurasthenia, was rite among women who attempted to exceed their natural limits(Gale …show more content…
The use of the scheme of repetition producing a strong emotional effect pleading Perkins her own case. Repeating her style in the writing and hinting at the theme of how she’s stuck below John. “…that there is really nothing the matter with one…what is one to do (Perkins pg 1)?” “what is one to do (Perkins pg 2)?” It connects the two paragraphs and makes the connection between two of her thoughts. She constantly, and in strange intervals, talks about her anxiety, the room, her writing, and wanting to make John comfortable. This repetition gives the reader the understanding that these are the subjects I need to focus
Ms. Toren
English 11
18,January
In the late 19th century, women were challenging the traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual daily life. Doctors and other well respected men drew notions of female weaknesses to justify inequality between the two genders.Charlotte Gilman Perkins who was a victim of these notions, discouraging her from pursuing her career, fought these opinions throughout her writing. “Perkins does not restart the standard nativist rhetoric in making her claims on the face of it, her requirements for citizenship are not based on race of ethnicity (Nadakarni npage).” Perkins is the source of this famous feminist quote, “There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. Might as well speak of a female liver” Perkins not only reflamed the feminist movement in the mid 20th century with her short story the Yellow Wallpaper. Throughout the short story Perkins uses symbolism, anaphora, and dialogue. Her husband was a physician “As one of the many physicians who debated “the woman question,” he defined the notion of significant differences between the sexes and argued that an epidemic of Neurasthenia, was rite among women who attempted to exceed their natural limits(Gale …show more content…
The use of the scheme of repetition producing a strong emotional effect pleading Perkins her own case. Repeating her style in the writing and hinting at the theme of how she’s stuck below John. “…that there is really nothing the matter with one…what is one to do (Perkins pg 1)?” “what is one to do (Perkins pg 2)?” It connects the two paragraphs and makes the connection between two of her thoughts. She constantly, and in strange intervals, talks about her anxiety, the room, her writing, and wanting to make John comfortable. This repetition gives the reader the understanding that these are the subjects I need to focus