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Gilman, Gender and Durkheim
A discussion on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" that addresses gender studies and adolescent suicidality.
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| 1,000 words
| 1 source
| MLA
| 2009
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on Dec 01, 2009
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Literature
(American)
, Sociology
(Theory)
, Women Studies
(Feminism)
, Child, Youth Issues
(Teen, Adult Issues)
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The paper discusses Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," and how it is about a woman who is "ill" but is not allowed to do what she pleases- not even write, for the most part. The paper notes that this is reflective of the politics of gender that Gilman explores in her ideology and essays. Then the paper goes into Gilman's "Women in Economics" and moves into a response to an article about adolescent suicidality.
From the Paper:
""The Yellow Wallpaper," is about a woman who is "ill" but is not allowed to do what she pleases- not even write, for the most part- and is reflective of the politics of gender that Gilman explores in her ideology and essays. In "Women in Economics," Gilman states that "economic relation is combined with the sex-relation (Gilman, 5)." The protagonist of "The Yellow Wallpaper" is controlled by her husband, and she is passive about this situation. "You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? (Gilman, 187)." It seems as though the protagonists husband thinks of her more as a..."Cite this Analytical Essay:
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