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Feminist Aspects of The Yellow paper The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman can by read in many a(prenominal) different musical modes. Some think of it as a tragic horror story part others whitethorn find it to be a tale of a woman trying to find her identity in a male-dominated society. The story is based on an chronological succession in Gilmans deportment when she suffered from a nervous disease called melancholia. A male specialist advised her to live a domestic a life as far as possible.. and never to touch a pen, brush or pencil... (Gilman, 669). She lived by these guidelines for three months until she came close to suffering from a nervous breakdown. Gilman so indomitable to continue writing, despite the atomic number 101s advice, and overcame her illness. By writing The Yellow Wallpaper, she attempted to save others who suffered from her illness. The story takes place in the late eighteen hundreds (published in 1892), a succession when feminism was at a rise. Many connections can be made between the characteristics of this time period and images in the story. These include the important characters original egress, the main characters suppression by her husband, and the image of the woman behind the bars in the later half of the story. Throughout the story, the narrator who is a woman diagnosed by her physician husband as sick finds a creative outlet by writing. She expressed her need to express herself in some way by stating, I dont know why I should write this... but I must say I feel and think in some way it is such(prenominal) a relief.. I must put it this way- he (John) hates for me to write a word (Gilman 662). We can see how her husband kept her in a subject position as she was restricted from letting out her creative energ... ...lpaper is a story of a woman who suffers from a sickness that her dominating husband tries to resume with rest until the wife finally goes mad. The qualities of the characters, setting, and plot can each be correlated with characteristics of the womens movement. Literature was used as a creative outlet for many females as they were suppressed with the life of a male-dominated society during the time of the Femenist Movement. Works Cited and Consulted McElroy, Lorie. Womens Voices A Documentary History of Women in America.pp.195-204.1997. Newman, Loise Michele. White Womens Rights. pp.7-11, 23-37.1986. Ogden, Annegret S. The Great American Housewife. pp. 55-60, 71-72. 1980. ONeil, William. womens liberation movement in America a history. pp.33-34, 130-133, 275. 1989. Woloch, Nancy. Women and the American Experience. pp.326-327, 344-347. 1994. Feminist Aspects of The Yellow Wallpaper -- Feminism Feminist Women CrFeminist Aspects of The Yellow Wallpaper The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman can by read in many different ways. Some think of it as a tragic horror story while others may find it to be a tale of a woman trying to find her i dentity in a male-dominated society. The story is based on an episode in Gilmans life when she suffered from a nervous disease called melancholia. A male specialist advised her to live a domestic a life as far as possible.. and never to touch a pen, brush or pencil... (Gilman, 669). She lived by these guidelines for three months until she came close to suffering from a nervous breakdown. Gilman then decided to continue writing, despite the physicians advice, and overcame her illness. By writing The Yellow Wallpaper, she attempted to save others who suffered from her illness. The story takes place in the late eighteen hundreds (published in 1892), a time when feminism was at a rise. Many connections can be made between the characteristics of this time period and images in the story. These include the main characters creative outlet, the main characters suppression by her husband, and the image of the woman behind the bars in the later half of the story. Throughout the story, the na rrator who is a woman diagnosed by her physician husband as sick finds a creative outlet by writing. She expressed her need to express herself in some way by stating, I dont know why I should write this... but I must say I feel and think in some way it is such a relief.. I must put it this way- he (John) hates for me to write a word (Gilman 662). We can see how her husband kept her in a subordinate position as she was restricted from letting out her creative energ... ...lpaper is a story of a woman who suffers from a sickness that her dominating husband tries to cure with rest until the wife finally goes mad. The qualities of the characters, setting, and plot can each be correlated with characteristics of the womens movement. Literature was used as a creative outlet for many females as they were suppressed with the life of a male-dominated society during the time of the Femenist Movement. Works Cited and Consulted McElroy, Lorie. Womens Voices A Documentary History of Women in Am erica.pp.195-204.1997. Newman, Loise Michele. White Womens Rights. pp.7-11, 23-37.1986. Ogden, Annegret S. The Great American Housewife. pp. 55-60, 71-72. 1980. ONeil, William. Feminism in America a history. pp.33-34, 130-133, 275. 1989. Woloch, Nancy. Women and the American Experience. pp.326-327, 344-347. 1994.