The Yellow Wallpaper
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good story, but the enforcement of gender stereotypes is insane. ‘woman crazy
The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that reflects her own depression and challenges. In the short story, the narrator suffers from depression and is instructed to strict bed arrest by her husband, a physician, restraining her from any intellectual or emotional activity, although she would have enjoyed writing or socializing with her loved ones. She receives absolutely no empathy from her husband whatsoever. Similarly, she is restricted to stay in one room during her strict bed arrest. There, the pattern of the yellow wallpaper keeps her mind and heart busy to a maniac extent, ultimately driving her to madness. This short story reflects the situation of females in the 19th century who suffer from mental illness. They are belittled as to having no resilience and their illness is attributed to alleged ‚weak female intellect‘. Eventually, this short story helped improve the mental treatment applied by Gilman´s physician as he took her criticism to heart. Fast forward to 21st century: In my humble opinion, females are still pigeonholed and stereotyped in certain cultures or work domains. Whether it´s the pay-gap or the over-hasty decision to condemn females. Obviously, there are efforts and programs to help females excel. Interestingly, some of them are driven my males whose wives are stay-at-home women attending to domestic work only. What a paradox. Not sure, if we are moving effectively in terms of equality or, if we are just producing ´word-salads´ to deceit the stagnation on this matter. Anyway, I feel honored to have read the powerful words of Gilman in her short story, which clearly depicts her high intellectual and emotional capabilities at the same time that moved mountains at its time of publishing. We´re still working on progress dear Charlotte Perkins Gilman... #ShortStoryClub IG: nilguen_reads
Fuck. So disturbing, sad and beautiful. Definitely gonna reread this.
What a unique story. I loved sinking into the mind of a woman in a time where psychological illness was known as histeria that would just go away somewhen. Her storyline was so compelling even though the book is so short. The ending gave me the chills though. In a good way.
An unforgettable experience!!
Beiträge
good story, but the enforcement of gender stereotypes is insane. ‘woman crazy
The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that reflects her own depression and challenges. In the short story, the narrator suffers from depression and is instructed to strict bed arrest by her husband, a physician, restraining her from any intellectual or emotional activity, although she would have enjoyed writing or socializing with her loved ones. She receives absolutely no empathy from her husband whatsoever. Similarly, she is restricted to stay in one room during her strict bed arrest. There, the pattern of the yellow wallpaper keeps her mind and heart busy to a maniac extent, ultimately driving her to madness. This short story reflects the situation of females in the 19th century who suffer from mental illness. They are belittled as to having no resilience and their illness is attributed to alleged ‚weak female intellect‘. Eventually, this short story helped improve the mental treatment applied by Gilman´s physician as he took her criticism to heart. Fast forward to 21st century: In my humble opinion, females are still pigeonholed and stereotyped in certain cultures or work domains. Whether it´s the pay-gap or the over-hasty decision to condemn females. Obviously, there are efforts and programs to help females excel. Interestingly, some of them are driven my males whose wives are stay-at-home women attending to domestic work only. What a paradox. Not sure, if we are moving effectively in terms of equality or, if we are just producing ´word-salads´ to deceit the stagnation on this matter. Anyway, I feel honored to have read the powerful words of Gilman in her short story, which clearly depicts her high intellectual and emotional capabilities at the same time that moved mountains at its time of publishing. We´re still working on progress dear Charlotte Perkins Gilman... #ShortStoryClub IG: nilguen_reads
Fuck. So disturbing, sad and beautiful. Definitely gonna reread this.
What a unique story. I loved sinking into the mind of a woman in a time where psychological illness was known as histeria that would just go away somewhen. Her storyline was so compelling even though the book is so short. The ending gave me the chills though. In a good way.
An unforgettable experience!!