Essays 61 - 90
This essay presents the argument that "The Yellow Walllpaper," a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman should be interpreted as ...
This 6 page paper gives an analysis of the story the Yellow Wallpaper. This paper includes comparisons from Gillman's own life a...
saved by a friend and turned to writing which greatly changed her entire perspective, giving her "some measure of power" (Gilman [...
is happening to her, but yet she heeds his advice and rules nonetheless because she was a good and dutiful wife. But, she knows sh...
developed during this time, as madness was associated with menstruation, pregnancy, and the menopause. The womb itself was deemed ...
life. One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin. It is dull enough to confuse the eye in followin...
a supposed "cure" for her depressed symptoms, becomes, in fact, the catalyst to -2- her entire mental downfall. She h...
A paper which argues that although Gilman's narrative is primarily concerned with the oppression of women leading to mental deteri...
In five pages this paper examines the nightmare states evoked by hallucinogenic symbolism in these two works that blur the line be...
This essay consists of six pages and compares the social oppression the wives in each story experiences. There is no bibliography...
This paper looks at sanity and madness in Gilman's narrative The Yellow Wallpaper, and explores the concept that for the heroine, ...
excitement in the place. It is not necessarily a nurturing environment for one who wants something more out of life than to be a b...
She is never allowed any control over her environment or her circumstances. Her opinions are always discounted by her husband. Whe...
that she did not have the wherewithal to match the experience of the opposing gender. It can be argued that the very first words ...
content nor particularly happy with her lot in life. She brags to her husband and it is obvious that she could best him in almost...
was lived during her time. Her work deals a large amount with the oppressiveness women felt within their married lives and their d...
that females should function in subordinate and often demeaning roles in comparison with men (Readers Companion to American Histor...
Ushers ultimate fall. "[The house had] an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven, but which had reeked up from t...
are similar, but Rothkos colors do not seem as brilliant or vivid. There is a sense that Rothkos was clearly painted with a brush,...
agriculture, weeds cause a reduction of 12% in crop yields or, in economic terms, about $36 billion in crop production annually, b...
This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...
In seven pages this paper is written from the point of view of a person who attempted suicide despite family members' belligerance...
In five pages the images of time and place are explored in 'The White Heron' by Sarah Orne Jewett, 'My Antonia' by Willa Cather, '...
In six pages this paper considers such literary works as Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown,' Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Whi...
In five pages 19th century marriage and the woman's role within it are examined in a comparison of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an ...
In five pages this paper examines how social conflict is reflected in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charlotte P...
who finds themself trapped with a, almost willingly, woman going insane. Twains "Huckleberry Finn" takes the reader with him along...
In nine pages this paper examines how insanity is thematically and symbolically portrayed the short stories 'The Lottery' by Shirl...
a male, well, a male. There is no arguing with biological facts and figures in this context. However, having stated that, it is al...
part of his micro-manipulation of Noras behavior. For example, he jokingly calls her his "Miss Sweet Tooth" as he grills her about...