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in 1892, tells the story of a woman who is diagnosed with a psychological disorder and is subjected to the prevailing treatments o...

a room that "opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would...

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

to appear more frequently. Eventually she locks herself in her room and tears the paper from the walls (Gilman, 1996; Yim, 1996). ...

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...

the house that they are staying in, her husband corrects her, saying that what she felt was a draught and he shut the window (Gilm...

and brother, "If a physician of high standing, and ones own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing th...

In nine pages this paper examines how insanity is thematically and symbolically portrayed the short stories 'The Lottery' by Shirl...

wallpaper. The wallpaper can be said to have a dual symbolism. The wallpaper itself can be said to be representative of her mind....

upon her every which way she may turn, reminding her that because she is of the female gender and not of the most prominent of soc...

such endeavors she discovers that this is not the case. She tries to escape through passion, but finds that she is still a woman i...

to my mind)--perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick!" (Gilman). Because her...

loves to write, and obviously sneaks off to do because we are reading about it. Writing is her passion and while it is seen as an ...

believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and ones own husband, assures friends and relatives that ...

one could present. In Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper her story, which is fictional, is actually based largely on her own experienc...

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...

how her husband clearly has no idea what is bothering his wife, although he clearly also presumes to have the answer in taking her...

it does not suggest that the reader become formally involved with the story. She (or he) need only read and "listen" to Gilmans wo...

Mrs. Mallards husband. She describes the "sudden wild abandonment" (Chopin 394) that Louise Mallard felt upon hearing this news. ...

no nurturing. Neither story has a good ending, but the characters do emerge somewhat enlightened. Candide takes a very differen...

not strain her mental state. She must not write in her journal, she must not be in a room she finds more pleasant than the one cho...

room do not hear, the "hypocritical smiles" that are not there. He screams and tells them the heart is under the planks. He believ...

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...

for an hour, thinking about her past, her relationship, and her future. As she ponders she begins to really experience a sense of ...

to see that it is just the opposite, for she needs intellectual stimulation, something other than marriage and motherhood to help ...

a dutiful wife, but there is clearly no connection between the two, and in this one can see one of the most powerful foundations f...

It does not necessarily make men evil or bestial, but it does recognize that we live in a patriarchal society and that the structu...

in pay and in intimate relationships, is a fundamental part of feminist thinking; it is equality in personal relationships that wi...

"Dont worry your pretty little head about it" and sending her to bed with milk and cookies. He treats her like a child. We also b...