John as Role Model for Husbands in The Yellow Wallpaper -- The Yellow W

Modern day feminists enjoy looking into the then(prenominal) to take note examples of female oppression. This tactic is employed in the hopes of demonstrating that oppression of their invoke by the evil male populous has been going on for decades. star such work that is cited by feminists to showcase just how terrible women were hard-boiled in the first part of the twentieth century is Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The Yellow W eachpaper. Feminists argon quick to point out that the main(prenominal) character in this theme is driven down the path of insanity by her uncaring economize. It is of their eyeshot that bottom, the main characters husband, consistently neglects her by keeping her locked away upstairs. Other feminists present that the main character was not actu entirelyy insane, rather, she was pushed into a temporary country of delirium as a result of the state of confinement that her husband subjected her to. These same feminists will say that Johns consistent misd iagnosis of his wifes condition smacks of incompetence. It is their theory that if the main character were a man during this same period of time, doctors would befool tough the condition differently. In other words, men were not diagnosed with hysteria and bedridden for three months when they became depressed. As mentioned before, this is what some modern day feminists think. This is in unfinished contrast to the interpretation by us modern day realists. John was a good husband that cared deeply about his wifes condition. He is describe at the beginning of the story as being a physician in high standing (The Norton Anthology, p. 658). This description alone offers deep appreciation into what kind of treatment his wife was receiving. It is hard to imagine that any char who is married to an extremely prominent doct... ...he would have taken that golden probability to flee the so-called dungeon that her husband had created for her. It can only be assumed that she enjoyed the prison that she created for herself since she didnt flee at any moment of opportunity. In summary, John should be championed as a role model for all aspiring husbands. He consistently showed complete devotion and concern for his wife throughout the story. He did everything within his power to make sure that she would have an expedited recovery from her ailments. John bent over backwards to ensure that all of his wifes needs were taken care of. Leave it to modern day feminists to find harm in that. Bibliography Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Ed. Nina Baym. Fifth Edition, flashiness 2. W.W. Norton & Company, New York. 1998. P. 657-69.