Part one of term paper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, exemplifies a woman's position in 19th-century American society. With the use of symbolism, Gilman is able to provide a metaphorical scene comparing the narrator's predicament within the story and the social understandings of women during the 19thcentury era. The continuous use ...

Part two of term paper
... Going Public: women in Nineteenth-Century Cultural History when she states: "women were unknown to the public sphere, the realm of politics, education, labor, and commerce were still dominated by men"(818). The nameless narrator in the story has to deal with this cruel and harsh reality where oppression is the instrument in order to render the female as a domestic and private creature. Gilman offers concise critiques in her story by symbolizing events in the main character's life and through analy ...