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The Advancement of Women in a Male Dominated Society: An Analysis of “The Yellow Wallpaper” by C. ... Gilman
Putting up wallpaper is a classic way for a housewife to feel content within her domestic situation. ... In the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” a woman is surrounded by outdated wallpaper that she longs to escape. ... While studying the pattern of the wallpaper the woman comments that “you think you have mastered it, but… it turns a back-somersault and… it slaps you in the face, knocks you down and tramples upon you”, p544 like her emotionally abusive husband. ... In this new bedroom, the wallpaper resembles bars with an image of woman trapped inside. ...
The wallpaper also has a peculiar smell. ... In the wallpaper, women are “… all the time trying to climb through. ... The color of the paper is “a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded…” p539, like the liveliness of the woman. ... … It is a false and foolish fancy”, with regards to there being a problem with the wallpaper. ... “The faint figure behind (the wallpaper) seemed to shake the pattern, just as if she wanted to get out. ... Women can change the wallpaper, but they are still stuck in the house.
Approximate Word count = 1003
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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