Analysis of the Yellow Wallpaper

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Subject Area:English

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They made decisions over the females. In the nineteenth century, the social ideals defined the lifestyle. Women were considered weak and were tied to the household chores. Notably, during the nineteenth century, their partners and the older men in a society controlled women in all the societies of the human race (Wayne &Tiffany K, p35). In the book of “The Yellow Wallpaper. In the book, the narrator demonstrates the male dominance in the nineteenth century marriages and relationship. “John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage. ” During the nineteenth century, the male genders were dominant, and they defined the lives of their partners. The men participated in the community service; they were the active members of the society.

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They represented their families in the community. The book further explained how it was hard to live in a male-controlled environment and culture while being aggressive enough to stay and remain in the same environment. In the “The Yellow Wallpaper. ,” the narrator depicts how it was hard to be good, supportive, sensual, necessarily selfish, and sane. In the book, during the day, the narrator tries to abide by her husband’s rules, while at night when her wallpaper woman comes out, she does too. Through this symbolism, Charlotte Perkins depicts and expresses how the narrator was struggling with confinement. Personally, I disagree with their ideas…” It may seem obvious, but the narrator demonstrates the hostile nature and dominance of her husband.

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