The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, is about a woman who must obey her husband's orders, this neurasthenic woman is put under a rest cure, in the end where she reaches total madness Through the historical/biographical and feminist lenses, analysis of this story suggest it is really about woman in the late 1800s who were prevented by their husband and society from existing beyond their role as a housewife, displaying the of lack of equality between males and females.
Women were to be homemaker, women's right’s weren't recognized by the government nor the nation, which causes the continuous battle between sexes. “The Yellow Wallpaper” was published during era when women had minimal rights. During the 19th century society had perceived the American Women to have the sole position and carry out her role of mother
Whereas the male had higher positions as breadwinner for his family, being able to be a leader outside of the household as well. “ Throughout much of the 1800s, the common law doctrine of femme convert was prevalent in the United States. Under this law wives were property of their husbands and has no direct legal control over their earnings , children, or belongings. Some states laws prohibited women going into business without their husbands consent”(Wilson n.p). “The Yellow Wallpaper” illustrates the concept of women striving to be independent. The narrator lost her independence being trapped in her suffocating marriages, having to lie how she truly feel. “But John says if I feel so, I shall neglect proper self-control; so I take pains to control myself - before him, at least, and that makes me very tired.” (Gilman 404). This showed shows how the unnamed protagonist must follow exact