The Use Of Force, Hills Like White Elephants, And The Yellow Wallpaper

Throughout the short stories, many gender issues are heavily active in the text. They all seem to share the same characteristics in each plot of the stories “The Use of Force”, “Hills like White Elephants”, and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Each story outlines the male character as the “dominant leader” overpowering over a woman. In our society, the male is seen as the protector over his family and life. He is responsible for taking care of things and fighting which might include becoming a dominant character. A woman is seen as being fragile and is usually responsible for caring for the children, cleaning, or cooking food for her family.
The story of The Yellow Wallpaper reflects the period where men dominated women. The real meaning of this story is written hidden behind it. The author had used a writing style that is taking objects portraying men, women, and society. Stetson describes the husband as the caretaker of the wife. John is a physician, and perhaps (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper
This story has to deal with both male dominance and the use of sexual undertones by the doctor while treating the patient. When the doctor first starts to describe the little girl he states “She did not move and seemed, inwardly, quiet; an unusually attractive little thing, and as strong as a heifer in appearance. But her face was flushed, she was breathing rapidly, and I realized that she had a high fever. She had magnificent blonde hair, in profusion” (William). While reading this the reader might assume that something is suspicious of this doctor. Throughout the story, the doctor is perceived and described as more and more of an inappropriate pediatrician towards the little girl although he is just trying to get her to open her mouth so he can check her throat. The parents trust this man since he is a certified