I could understand the pain they felt and how they wanted to have a purpose in life aside from being mothers as I think we see that continuing into today’s culture. It’s hard for me to comment on how credible these characters were since I don’t know very much about women around the turn of the century.

I think they showed the issues well and gave examples of women who were strong and independent. I liked the snort and snappy stories Gilman used to highlight these problems.

The complaints that many of the women had and being unfulfilled were the same ones I read about in The Feminine Mystique meaning that more than sixty years later, they were still ongoing. I have to imagine that for the time they were written, these weren’t very common themes. Many focused on a woman’s happiness in marriage and motherhood and about female independence. There were some similar themes in a lot of these stories. These charming tales are not only highly readable and full of humor and invention, but also offer ample food for thought about the social, economic, and personal relationship of men and women - and how they might be improved. Peebles’ Heart,” a liberating tale of a fiftyish shopkeeper whose sister-in-law, a doctor, persuades him to take a solo trip to Europe, with revivifying results “The Yellow Wallpaper” and three other outstanding stories.

Written from a feminist perspective, often focusing on the inferior status accorded to women by society, the tales include “turned,” an ironic story with a startling twist, in which a husband seduces and impregnates a naïve servant “Cottagette,” concerning the romance of a young artist and a man who’s apparently too good to be true “Mr. These charming tales are not only highly readable and full of humor and invention, but also offer ample food for thought about the social, economic, and personal relationship of men and women - and how they might be improved.The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilmanīest known for the 1892 title story of this collection, a harrowing tale of a woman’s descent into madness, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote more than 200 other short stories. Peebles' Heart,' a liberating tale of a fiftyish shopkeeper whose sister-in-law, a doctor, persuades him to take a solo trip to Europe, with revivifying results 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and three other outstanding stories. Written from a feminist perspective, often focusing on the inferior status accorded to women by society, the tales include 'Turned,' an ironic story with a startling twist, in which a husband seduces and impregnates a naïve servant 'Cottagette,' concerning the romance of a young artist and a man who's apparently too good to be true 'Mr.

Best known for the 1892 title story of this collection, a harrowing tale of a woman's descent into madness, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote more than 200 other short stories.

The yellow wall paper and other stories