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The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive."
While I was reading the story, I was afraid something dreadful might happen in the end. And yes, it did. For a moment, I just sat still and thought about the end of the story and quickly went over the internet to read about the author's life. To my surprise, I discovered that Gilman was suffering from post-partum depression in real life too! And what was most heartbreaking was that later on, when she got diagnosed with breast cancer, she thought it was better to die of suicide than from breast cancer (she was an advocate of euthanasia).
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Coming back to the story, there are several themes underlying in it such as the women's subordination to men in marriage during those times, as well as the importance of self-expression.
"He hates to have me write a word." From this, we know that writing is off the limits for the narrator since that is believed to be something which made her sick and thus, she has to keep a secret journal.
"I wish I could get well faster."
"I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time." :')
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But how long can one hide their anxieties and fears? The story, thus, shows how her mind was doomed to self-destruction because it was kept in a state of forced inactivity.
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This is truly a must read! This short story clearly speaks loud and clear how mental health is sometimes neglected and why it is necessary for a person's family as well as the doctors to not ignore the "signs".
While I was reading the story, I was afraid something dreadful might happen in the end. And yes, it did. For a moment, I just sat still and thought about the end of the story and quickly went over the internet to read about the author's life. To my surprise, I discovered that Gilman was suffering from post-partum depression in real life too! And what was most heartbreaking was that later on, when she got diagnosed with breast cancer, she thought it was better to die of suicide than from breast cancer (she was an advocate of euthanasia).
.
Coming back to the story, there are several themes underlying in it such as the women's subordination to men in marriage during those times, as well as the importance of self-expression.
"He hates to have me write a word." From this, we know that writing is off the limits for the narrator since that is believed to be something which made her sick and thus, she has to keep a secret journal.
"I wish I could get well faster."
"I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time." :')
.
But how long can one hide their anxieties and fears? The story, thus, shows how her mind was doomed to self-destruction because it was kept in a state of forced inactivity.
.
This is truly a must read! This short story clearly speaks loud and clear how mental health is sometimes neglected and why it is necessary for a person's family as well as the doctors to not ignore the "signs".