The story "The Yellow Wall-paper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman shows the binary relationship between oppression and freedom for women in the late 1800's. ... In the end, she achieves freedom from these oppressors through the symbolic, delusional escape in the yellow wallpaper. ... She describes the color of the wallpaper as "repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. ... The color yellow is known to symbolize insanity. ... Although the narrator clearly suffers from mental illness, Gilman's story of this wallpaper shows...

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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story,The Yellow Wallpaper,? ... Gilman, a strong supporter of women's rights, focuses on her account with depression through this story (Hill 150). ... Although Gilman focuses on the hardships of the woman, she also examines the role of the man in society. ... Representing the dominance of masculinity over the restrained female, Jane observes the female figure, who looks as if she is behind bars, in the pattern of the wallpaper (1156). ... The yellow wallpaper hinders Jane's recovery in that it confuse...

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"The Yellow Wallpaper- by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and "The Story of An Hour- by Kate Chopin presents two women, Louise and Charlotte, who tries to overcome their controlling husbands to achieve individual freedom. ... In "The Yellow Wallpaper- the narrator suffers from a mental disorder, instead of helping her recover, he refuses to acknowledge her problem. ... (Gilman 432). ... (Gilman 432). ... The stories "The Yellow Wallpaper- and "The Story of An Hour- deal with the suppression of women by males typical of the time period, late 1800s. ...

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• Grade Level: High School