Attitudes of Men in The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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S. Weir Mitchell. The Yellow Wall Paper is a powerful commentary on the attitudes of men and male physicians towards women during this time period. Gilman's personal experience with the rest cure and male domination is reflected in the story's themes of confinement, isolation, and the struggle for freedom. The yellow wall paper is a symbol of the male dominated society that the woman narrator is trapped in, and her descent into madness is a result of this confinement. The story highlights the damaging effects of male dominance and the importance of women's autonomy and agency.

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