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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1606 words (6.42 pages) in the essay titled yellow wall paper In this short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the dominant/submissive relationship between an oppressive husband and his submissive wife pushes her from depression into insanity. Flawed human nature seems to play a great role in her breakdown.John, the main character s husband, a noted physician, is unwilling to admit that there really might be something wrong with his wife. This same attitude may be seen in her brother, who is also a physician. While this attitude, and the actions taken because of it, certainly contributed to her breakdown; it seems to me that there is a rebellion spirit in her. Perhaps unconsciously she seems determined to prove them wrong. As the story begins, the woman - whose name we never learn - tells of her depression and how it is dismissed by her husband and brother. You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency - what is one to do? (Gilman, 176). These two men - both doctors - seem completely unable to admit that there might be more to her condition than just stress and a slight nervous condition. Even when a summer in the country and weeks of bed rest don t help, her husband refuses to accept that she may have a real problem. Due to their refusal to accept the idea that there may be something wrong with John s wife,... |
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Keywords: submissive relationship, charlotte perkins gilman, dominant submissive, submissive wife, nervous depression, something wrong, attitude, supposedly, brother, rebellion spirit, prove them wrong, nervous condition, summer in the country, bed rest, story begins, hysterical