She was the only character who could experience the depression she was enduring, but her husband shot down every suggestion that she provided. John would not allow his wife to do anything; except, lay around and rest. Regarding her husband’s demands the narrator states that, “Personally, I disagree with their [her husband and sister in-law’s] ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good” (Gilman 380). The narrator’s words reflect the point that in her mind she may know what is best for her mental state, but she is unable to go against her husband’s wishes. The narrator’s inability to make choices regarding her worsening state of mind progresses the idea of the nineteenth century male dominated
She was the only character who could experience the depression she was enduring, but her husband shot down every suggestion that she provided. John would not allow his wife to do anything; except, lay around and rest. Regarding her husband’s demands the narrator states that, “Personally, I disagree with their [her husband and sister in-law’s] ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good” (Gilman 380). The narrator’s words reflect the point that in her mind she may know what is best for her mental state, but she is unable to go against her husband’s wishes. The narrator’s inability to make choices regarding her worsening state of mind progresses the idea of the nineteenth century male dominated