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    we have come a long way. The road for equal rights has been a long and sometimes‚ dangerous one as can be observed through texts such as Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette and Charlotte Perkins-Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. This idea of gender inequality can be readily observed through the aforementioned texts and in fact‚ many others‚ regardless of the era in which they were first written. Women being treated as possessions‚

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    In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “If I Were a Man” she successfully shows the subconscious thinking of a young woman who wishes with her heart and soul she would become a man. The story is based on a young woman named Mollie Mathewson‚ who ends up becoming her husband due to her wishes to be a man. She then goes throughout the day as her husband‚ Gerald. “She was Gerald‚ walking down the path so erect and square-shouldered‚ in a hurry for his morning train‚ as usual‚ and‚ it must be confessed

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    opportunities and chances as men in their choices with their career‚ and most importantly back in the day politics. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is telling a story about a women struggling and going psychosis in a room. The book is happening during the time where men was known as better than women. The book uses metaphors to explain what’s being told. Charlotte Gilman used objects in the book (especially the wallpaper) portraying men‚ women‚ in 19 century time. In the story the women is kept

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    crime‚ such as abuse‚ then they may file for divorce. Even so‚ it became futile for divorced women to live after this because the subject of divorce was so taboo that no one would accept them and they had to fend for themselves. Susan Glaspell‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and Kate Chopin all expressed what women went through during an unhappy marriage and how they would rather suffer in their marriage rather than getting a divorce and obtain freedom. Chopin‚ Glaspell‚ and Gilman use concrete literary elements

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    possessions. Truth Without Fear is trying to instill the idea that women are more than just the wives of their husbands or daughters of their father. To promote independence and self-identity‚ the girls at the camp are invited to speak with Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Gilman’s short story‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ demonstrates the importance of a woman’s freedom and the consequences of the lack of independence and self-identity. The following activity forces the girls to recognize the different ‘masks’

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    “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story written in the first person about a young woman who goes insane while dealing with postpartum depression in the late eighteen hundreds. Gilman’s use of the first person is helpful to the reader so that they can better understand the journey to insanity through the eyes of the narrator. Guy de Massupant once said “A sick thought can devour the body’s flesh more than fever or consumption” which fits this short story well with

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    The Yellow Wallpaper‚ a semi-autobiographical novel written by Charlotte Perkins Gildman‚ first wave feminist theoretician‚ in 1892‚ is questioning the social norms that were presented in the 19th century. The author elaborates on the connection between gender division and the effect it had on women. It is interesting to see how and why the author‚ known for her social activism and involvement in a feminist movement‚ decided to portray male in the novel. Gildman explores the nature of the relationship

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    In Charlotte Perkins Stetson’s short story “The Yellow Wall-Paper”‚ we see a narrator who struggles to free herself from the physical and mental forces that constrain her. Not only is the narrator dominated by her husband‚ but also by her mental perspective of the wallpaper. As this story unfolds we see the narrator begin to objectify herself as part of the wallpaper. The synopsis of this story revolves around a woman (narrator)‚ who is deemed mentally ill by her husband. He coerces the narrator

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    At first glance‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wall-Paper may seem to be a fairly simplistic text‚ which outlines a woman’s struggles with postpartum depression; however‚ with greater investigation‚ it can be determined that a deeper meaning is present. The Yellow Wall-Paper‚ with further analysis‚ can be interpreted as having a meaningful message‚ as the oppression of women is profiled. This message is gradually exposed along with the development of the characters‚ namely the narrator and

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    “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a fictional short story written in 1892. It is a narrative of journal entries of a woman‚ who remains nameless‚ that retreats to a beautiful summer home while her home is being renovated. During her stay‚ she is accompanied by her husband John‚ the Nanny‚ Mary‚ and sister-in-law named Jennie. The nameless narrator has been diagnosed‚ by her husband‚ with nervous depression. The author first portrays John as a loving‚ doting husband who loves

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