Yellow Wallpaper
Without question the short story Yellow Wallpaper would definitely be categorized into a male dominant/feminist interpretation. The story is a perfect example of the stereotype, \"that a male knows best\". Throughout the story the author does a good job of placing you in the women\'s shoes. He makes you feel the control he has over her, mentally as well as physically.
Most males have a tendency to think that they know best. A man will never stop at a gas station to ask directions from a local resident in a town that he has been lost in for two hours because of course he knows his way around far better than the local ever would. He will find his way eventually even if it takes him the entire day. John makes it well known that he knows best. In line 30 he states, \"Your exercise depends on your strength, dear, and your food somewhat on your appetite; but air you can absorb all the time.\" Yes John is a physician but he does not know exactly what......
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