Proposal for a Feminism Gender Study

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Proposal for a Feminism Gender Study
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a story of a woman who is confined to a nursery by her husband due to her anxiety. Her husband, who is also a doctor, forbids her from socializing and, therefore, she decides to express her thoughts in a journal (Gilman 648). As time progresses, she becomes obsessed with a wallpaper hung in the room and eventually goes mad. The story describes the chaotic thoughts of a woman in a patriarchal society (Lanser 415). The men in her life justify their controlling actions by assuring her that their decisions are in her best interests. In my paper, I hope to argue that the “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a literary work that perfectly depicts the status of women in the 19th century and, therefore, provides an opportunity for academic feminists to criticize patriarchal societies.
To support my thesis statement, I will do extensive research and ensure I have expert opinions to help me prove my arguments. I will utilize Alfadel’s consideration of the roles women occupy in all patriarchal communities (43). She argues that females are confined to outdated traditional responsibilities as the men in their cultural and social systems determine their roles. I will also consider Lanser’s approach as she argues that this text represents “women’s language” and, by extension, the evolving mindset of women in society (418). The literary work, therefore, enable…