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A 3 page paper which examines the symbolism present in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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that oppresses and control. It is based on experiences Gilmans personally encountered. One critic indicates, "The story is a first-person account of a young mothers mental deterioration and is based
on Gilmans own experiences with postpartum depression" (BookRags). The following paper examines the symbolic elements in this particular story as they relate to the theme of the story that argues
how oppressed women were. The Yellow Wallpaper Most people who read and explicate Gilmans story will likely agree that the symbolism within is generally quite complex. One can
look at the story and see that it is symbolic of how women are generally oppressed and belittled by society and the men in society. One can see that the
narrator is a woman who symbolically represents the deteriorated state of women in general as they are patronized and treated as children. But, the story holds other forms of symbolism
as well which further support the theme of feminism and oppression. In one example we see that the narrator notes that "there is something queer about [the house]" (Gilman).
One critic indicates that, "This statement is not merely about the house in which the narrator resides; it is a comment on the nature of the society in which women
reside," with the house representative or symbolic of the society as a whole (Goloversic). If we picture the house as society we can see that it is incredibly confining
for the narrator is not allowed to leave this house save for going on the porch it seems. She is confined in one room and is not allowed to choose
a different room she feels would be far more comforting and nurturing. In essence, society demands that women stay in one place, the place prescribed by men. If a woman
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