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The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story with a proto-feminist outlook by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It talks about feminine physiological problems and how it influences the psychology. Here, this essay shall highlight the issue of the oppressive nature of gender roles, forcing the women to be confined in their own boundaries, forcing them to assert their full identity. The postpartum depression, demonstrated in the story is one of the results of the oppressive nature of gender roles depicting one of the most serious feminist issues. The patriarchal social order at times is not capable enough to understand the psychological, mental and emotional condition of women. In the revised version of the essay, spelling errors, grammatical errors and tautology has been removed. Few lines have been rephrased in order to express the exact meaning. Certain lines that were redundant for the essay, have been removed as well, and replaced with other lines which are appropriate.
Fiction Essay: Proto-Feminist Outlook in ‘The Yellow
The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story written by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman published in the first in January of 1892. The story is narrated in first-person based on the journal entries or diary entries of a woman, who is said to be in depression after giving birth to a child. The story is based on the themes of the oppressive nature of the gender roles, the need of the women to express themselves and to present a clear distinction between appearance and reality. This leads to depression and other serious conditions of mental illness. The standpoint developed in this essay will be supported by the point of view, theme, plot, and analysis of the story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’.
As the second wave of feminism drove through the latter half of the 20th century most of the women in the era were considered to be incapable of governing themselves and were considered delicate and overly emotional. This could be reflected through the character of the main lead, the narrator of the story as she was confined in her own boundaries of her gender and her illness. The women of the age wanted to move out of their domestic boundaries and wanted to explore their real selves. The desire of the narrator to move out of her domestic sphere and to “work” made her incapable of engaging with her child (Gilman). The men in the latter half of the 20th century considered that women are born to be behind the bars of their homes and should look after their families and children. An incident from the story, when the narrator’s husband considers her desire of reframing her life as a mental illness is evidence of the orthodox mentality of the male members of the society during those times.
The women in the 19th century was expected to be confined in their own societal roles or gender roles, encompassing some of the behavioral aspects that the men of the society considered to be appropriate, desirable and acceptable from women of those times. The concept of masculinity and femininity was quite popular and the female halves of the society were considered to be physically weak and emotionally unstable. Such thoughts of the people suppressed the voices of females and did not allow them to express themselves in the full form (Dosani). The narrator of the story was confined to a former nursery considering the fact that she is mentally ill and needs some rest when she was expressive about her desires. The madness of the narrator helped her release herself from the expectations of her husband. This incidence highlights the extent of oppression, which the women of the 19th century faced because of their specific societal roles.
Women in the earlier days were only known as daughters, wives, mothers, caretakers, and housekeepers. They were rarely allowed to develop their own identity. They were expected to be in the house taking care of their families while their husbands would earn their livelihoods and enjoy freedom in every possible sense. Women like Gilman came across a lot of criticism and opposition when they wanted to work out of their homes. This type of behavior is unacceptable by the women and lead to a strong feminist movement encouraging the women to take their stand and come out of the doors of their houses to live their dreams (Paravantes). This type of behavior is neither good for the physical health of the women nor for their mental health and may lead to weakened relationships among the women and their near and dear ones. There are undoubtedly some expectations, which the women hold from their families and society in which they live and expect support and respect when they step out of their boundaries to explore the sky above them.
The postpartum depression is a serious feminist issue which the oppressive patriarchal society fails to understand. The male bodied individuals fail to understand the relation between physiology and psychology of the women. This could be supported by an incident in the story when the narrator’s husband misunderstood her condition and considered her to be mentally ill and in need of rest and seclusion. In such situations, the only option with which women are left with is to choose their path to freedom through an escape into insanity, which helps them motivate their selves to break the stereotypical images and fight against injustice so that they can achieve what they desire other than just being the puppets into the hands of their husbands. The writer of the story has managed to highlight the pathetic situation of the lives of women lived in control of their husbands through various literary devices such as dramatic irony, simile, and personification. The story has portrayed the strong demands of women to be the masters of their own will and wishes.
The theme of the story managed to showcase the confinement of women by their own genders and the stereotypical images of masculinity and femininity in the society, which forced the women at the turning edge of the 20th century to be behind the doors of their homes, taking care of their families and children. It can be inferred from the historical contexts that women were forced to be in control of the male members of their families and were not allowed to live their dreams. This lead to a wave of feminism in the latter half of the 20th century that encouraged the women to take their own stand and fight for their rights so that they are able to live their dreams and move out of their homes to make their own identity, a one different from that is given by their fathers, husbands or sons.

Citation
Dosani, Sabina. "The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: a gothic story of postnatal psychosis–psychiatry in literature." The British Journal of Psychiatry 213.1 (2018).
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper: A Story. Oregan Publishing, 2018.
Paravantes, Andrew James. "The Awakenings of Charlotte Perkins Gilman." Utopian Studies 30.3 (2019).

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Henrik Ibsen is the flagbearer of the naturalist theatre movement. His plays, especially Doll’s House, deals with the dehumanisation of women in the modern society. The issues, which have been addressed in this play and noted, are much too significant in today's situation and every family. The women have been subverted and marginalised...