![]() ![]() ![]() It will be shown that gender-biased medical judgments made by men in both works actually have their origin in subconscious male anxieties. The mad woman will be discussed as representing a rebellious double to the submissive heroine, who appears to be fragmented and confined by Victorian conventions of propriety.Įmphasis will be laid as well on the medical treatment of mental illnesses that both texts deal with. ![]() This essay will seek to explore similarities between the two works in respect to their description of madness as an escape from repressive social structures. ![]() The often cited “Mad Woman in the Attic,” who is locked away by male authority, appears as a central figure both in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wall-Paper,” written in 1890, and Charlotte Brontë’s famous novel Jane Eyre, which was published in 1847. One of the recurring themes is that of madness and confinement. 2 Madness and Confinement in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper” and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane EyreĢ.1.1 The Angel in the House: Confined Victorian WomenĢ.2 Gender-Biased Treatment of Mental Illness and Male AnxietiesĪ reader of nineteenth century literature by women is bound to encounter a striking coherence of theme and imagery throughout all genres. ![]()
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