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The Yellow Wallpaper Relationship Failure
Professor: S. roper
Date: March 2, 2010
Class: English 125

The Yellow Wallpaper depicts a relationship that is failing for one reason or another. Compare the roles played by the man and woman and the way those roles relate to the failure or the relationship.

The Yellow Wallpaper
By Charlotte p. Gilman

In marriage and any relationship communication is an important point, is able to freely express thoughts, concerns, problems, doubts with simplicity and honesty. In “The Yellow Wallpaper”, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an example the communications is a reason that could lead to relationship failure.
In the 1800 women had not rights in the marriage, the relationships the man was the head of the family gave orders for this reason
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