The Yellow Wallpaper: Exemplifies Women's Position In The 19th Century

Part I of Essay
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, exemplifies a woman's position in 19th-century American society. With the use of symbolism, Gilman is able to provide a metaphorical scene comparing the narrator's predicament within the story and the social un ....

Part II of Essay
.... Gilman offers concise critiques in her story by symbolizing events in the main character's life and through analysis we can conclude that it is analygous to a woman's position in America at the time. Firstly, this association can be analyzed by the narrator's gradual descent into madness by her illusions of entrapment and liberation held within the wallpaper. This imajery can be linked to the real world of oppression of a typical woman's life. Secondly, the actual setting of the story can be analyzed as another element of Gilman's critique o ....