A turn-of-the-century woman's journey into madness in “the yellow wallpaper” (1892) : a fatal self-assertion
Other Title(s)
رحلة جنون إمراة يف مطلع القرن العشرين يف قصة ورق الجدران االصفر : فرض ذات مهلك (1892) “the yellow wallpaper”
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Source
Revue des Sciences Sociales et Humaines
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2022), pp.481-492, 12 p.
Publisher
University of Batna 1 Hadj Lakhdar
Publication Date
2022-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper explores the plight of the turn-of-the-century women swinging between the necessity to fit into domineering social and patriarchal constructions, and the desire to be self-determining women.
More precisely, it examines Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper as a representative work of that era highlighting the female protagonist's awakening and aspiration to stand against the dominating figures in her life.
However, due to overwhelming social constraints and androcentric hegemony, Jane, the protagonist, experiences repressive anger and frustration, and ultimately displays aggressive behaviors to spurn the revered beliefs about true womanhood.
This paper, thus, maintains that in the light of the suffocating social milieu, the shift from submissiveness to emancipation can be achieved through silent and subtle rejection and ultimately unconventional aggressive behaviors.
Seemingly unheroic, these unconventional behaviors, including madness, enable Jane to dismiss the conventional role assigned for her as a woman and wife.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bin Lahcene, Malik. 2022. A turn-of-the-century woman's journey into madness in “the yellow wallpaper” (1892) : a fatal self-assertion. Revue des Sciences Sociales et Humaines،Vol. 23, no. 2, pp.481-492.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1442079
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bin Lahcene, Malik. A turn-of-the-century woman's journey into madness in “the yellow wallpaper” (1892) : a fatal self-assertion. Revue des Sciences Sociales et Humaines Vol. 23, no. 2 (Dec. 2022), pp.481-492.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1442079
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bin Lahcene, Malik. A turn-of-the-century woman's journey into madness in “the yellow wallpaper” (1892) : a fatal self-assertion. Revue des Sciences Sociales et Humaines. 2022. Vol. 23, no. 2, pp.481-492.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1442079
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1442079