Sanity For Independence

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not really know how she feels, thus making her doubt herself. When she tries to tell him what she needs, she is completely shut out and ignored. “I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad.” This statement has a two-fold meaning, in the first part of the sentence he reveals part of his insecurity problem. He is not interested in getting her help because he does not want her illness to be resolved with the right support. However, in treating her with just bed rest, he is forcing her to dwell on her problems, which is just the opposite of what he wanted. In the second part of the sentence, it seems as though the woman does not want to believe what her husband is telling her hence setting the stage for her rebellion. All her husband wants her to do is rest and sleep: he even suppresses her creative ...

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allowed to take care of her child. He imprisoned her in a room with bars on the windows and a “great immovable bed” that is “nailed down.” She has no say in the location or decoration of the room, “ I don’t like our room a bit. I wanted…But John would not hear of it. The description of the room symbolizes what he’s doing to her. The room is striped of all beauty and creativity. Everything that might help her is deliberately kept from her. He has isolated her and is continuing to force his therapy on her without regards to her well being. His intentions may be good, but all that he has prescribed for her is choking the life out of her. ...

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