Have you read "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
Do you still think it, or aspects of it, are relevant today? How?
26-30, M
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Winterwanderer · 26-30, M
Very clever answer, now I wish you would read it & tell me how d;
But I greatly admire your empathy.
But I greatly admire your empathy.
SW-User
Interesting. I’ve never really thought about it till now.
Winterwanderer · 26-30, M
Well what are your thoughts?
I would say yes, even though society's changes in countless ways, it's limited set of norms & values are still powerful enough to press individuals to practically completely deny their personal identity & integrity in order to survive (mildly) comfortably, or else suffer various forms of unwarranted, unending, & (obviously) undesired ostracism.
I would say yes, even though society's changes in countless ways, it's limited set of norms & values are still powerful enough to press individuals to practically completely deny their personal identity & integrity in order to survive (mildly) comfortably, or else suffer various forms of unwarranted, unending, & (obviously) undesired ostracism.
SW-User
@Winterwanderer I believe it is relevant in today’s society yes. Unfortunately. We as a 21st. century society don’t seem to care about the mentally ill.
Winterwanderer · 26-30, M
Yeah, it doesn't seem as though society places much importance into understanding these people & their struggles.
Additionally though, I don't think the focus of the book is insanity but those things within society which can drive an individual to madness (social pressures, deferred dreams, ostracism, etc.)
The human psyche is perhaps fragile, broken under the pressures of society.
Additionally though, I don't think the focus of the book is insanity but those things within society which can drive an individual to madness (social pressures, deferred dreams, ostracism, etc.)
The human psyche is perhaps fragile, broken under the pressures of society.
Are you in my writing class?? lmao
Winterwanderer · 26-30, M
Really interesting story right? Reminds me of a short poem we read this semester by Langston Hughes, [i] Harlem[/i]
[quote]Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?[/quote]
Some individuals are heavily discouraged from pursuing their dreams, many whose feelings & thoughts are dismissed, even now, and some are driven to insanity.
[quote]Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?[/quote]
Some individuals are heavily discouraged from pursuing their dreams, many whose feelings & thoughts are dismissed, even now, and some are driven to insanity.