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    The stories‚ The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte PerkinsGilman and “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck have the same characteristics. Both the women were trapped and suffocated‚ with many emotions. The ladies were restrained to a situation that made everything frustrating. In these two stories they will have similar and differences between them. In the Yellow Wallpaper‚ the differences in this story is that a married woman was always trapped in the house. In the beginning of the story the narrator

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    have been viewed as the inferior sex in the domestic sphere for ages and the protagonists in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” are both examples of women suffering in their own marriages. Both protagonists of the stories have their lives ruined through the confinement that they feel. In “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” the narrator listens to her husband’s suggestions as she is expected to do‚ which slowly makes her insane. While in “The Story of an

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    Eric Fitzgerald Critical Essay Keith Wilhite 10/22/12 Analysis: The Yellow Wallpaper In works of literature‚ authors tend to use various literary techniques to help the reader understand the work without an explicit explanation. In the short story “The Yellow WallpaperCharlotte Perkins Gilman uses setting to connect with the theme in order to give the reader an understanding of the narrator’s developing insanity along the common gender roles of the late 19th century. The narrator records journal

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    Adam Turay Pro. Root Comp 111 November 1‚ 2010 Feminism in “The Story of an Hour” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow wallpaper‚” by Charlotte Gilman both stories are similar in that the two women were abused and totally controlled by there husbands which caused these women to seek for there freedom. These stories were written from the feminist point of view. Never‚ in the most cases in the stories these women had different reply’s to there own

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    always be similarities found in them. In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin‚ "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen there are a lot of similar things like the point of view‚ internal conflicts‚ and

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    Jane’s Postpartum Depression in "The Yellow Wallpaper" In the "The Yellow Wallpaper‚" Charlotte Perkins Gilman describes her postpartum depression through the character of Jane. Jane was locked up for bed rest and was not able to go outside to help alleviate her nervous condition. Jane develops an attachment to the wallpaper and discovers a woman in the wallpaper. This shows that her physical treatment is only leading her to madness. The background of postpartum depression can be summarized by the

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    “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell reflected the time period where men dominated women. Over the years the roles that men and women play in society have been changed tremendously. It used to be that women were solely confined to house work‚ cooking‚ and taking care of their children. The men in most families were considered to be the winners in the household. In “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” the author’s symbolism

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    As Thomas More once said‚ “It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed.” Charlotte Stetson understood this when writing “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” but the main question she had probably was: “How do I convey to the reader my character’s insanity?” There are many definitions of insanity. However‚ what makes “The Yellow Wallpaper” appealing to the reader is its ability to create the experience of it. At first glance‚ the story expresses the protagonist’s insanity through the seemingly

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    today these diagnoses would be seen as foolish and injudicious. In "The Yellow Wallpaper"‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman gives an insight into the historical treatment of the mentally unstable through the lens of a young woman battling with depression to demonstrate the reoccurring themes of the immorality of the resting cure and the subordination of women in marriage along with her own personal experiences. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is an example of the way a human’s mind that is previously overwhelmed

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    The Yellow Wallpaper Questions: 1. What is the root of "hysteria"? Consider the prejudice in labeling “women’s diseases‚" including nervousness and depression (are others mentioned in the story?). What about "postpartum depression"? Consider the prejudice in labeling "women’s diseases. Hysteria is from the Greek word “Hustera” meaning womb. In the late 19th century it was used to label a number of women’s diseases believed to stem from a disturbance of the uterus. This would include childbirth‚

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