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This 6 page paper discusses the stories "Indissoluble Marriage" by Rebecca West and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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"Indissoluble Marriage" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Feminist Theory Before we can examine the works we need to conceptualize feminist theory; that is, define what it means
to us and how we would apply it, as well as why it will give a different perspective on the readings. Feminism is a vast subject, but one of the
best definitions is the saying that appeared on numerous bumper stickers: "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people." In other words, feminism asks that women be considered as
individuals apart from their gender. A more formal definition is: "Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression" ("Feminism 101"). As such, men can be feminists as well as women;
anyone who wants to end discrimination based on gender can be considered a feminist. Todays feminist thinking is a result of what is generally called "second wave feminism," a
reawakening of the movement that began in the late 1800s and waned between the two world wars (Haslanger and Tuana). Second wave feminism has grown beyond the political concerns of
the earliest days of the movement, to "fight for greater equality across the board, e.g., in education, the workplace, and at home" (Haslanger and Tuana). The idea of equality, particularly
in pay and in intimate relationships, is a fundamental part of feminist thinking; it is equality in personal relationships that will help us in evaluating these stories. When we approach
literature from a feminist perspective, we are not attempting to make men out to be monsters or otherwise "hunting" for examples of the way in which they ill-treat women. This
would be grossly unfair, as well as prone to error, since when people deliberately hunt for things they tend to find them. Instead, when we examine literature from this perspective,
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