Essay Archive - The Yellow Wallpaper: Journey into Insanity
The Yellow Wallpaper: Journey into Insanity
In "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the
dominant/submissive relationship between an oppressive husband and his
submissive wife pushes her from depression into insanity.
Flawed human nature seems to play a great role in her breakdown. Her
husband, a noted physician, is unwilling to admit that there might really
be something wrong with his wife. This same attitude is seen in her
brother, who is also a physician. While this attitude, and the actions
taken because of it, certainly contributed to....
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