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developed during this time, as madness was associated with menstruation, pregnancy, and the menopause. The womb itself was deemed ...

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 ...

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

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...

This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...

In five pages this paper examines how social conflict is reflected in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charlotte P...

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 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 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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

century and also well into the twentieth, what historian Barbara Welter refers to as the "Cult of True Womanhood" characterized ho...

marriage" distorts the meaning of the sentence "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that [in marriage]" (Seshachari 115)...

A paper which takes a personal perspective on Gilman's classic text. Gilman presents a Utopia populated entirely by women, in a na...

that pushes her into insanity (Gilman). John is both a man and a doctor, and so presents a strong authority figure. When she firs...

"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...

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

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