Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a leading North American writer of the late nineteenth and early the twentieth century, in her work, "The yellow wallpaper" a novel essay about how the conventional roles that society can apply to people can lead, not only to the disintegration of the individual but also of society itself.
Born in a poor home, a disengaged mother reaches adulthood and gets married. After her first pregnancy, she enters a postpartum depression and her case gets worse until she almost
commits suicide. Her therapist recommended absolute rest to her of all physical and intellectual activity. Two months after following the treatment, and on the verge of the death,
she decides to follow the opposite way to the therapy. She discovers herself as a writer, social activist, and provocateur. Her life changes, finding a cause of service gives him the opportunity to be born again.
commits suicide. Her therapist recommended absolute rest to her of all physical and intellectual activity. Two months after following the treatment, and on the verge of the death,
she decides to follow the opposite way to the therapy. She discovers herself as a writer, social activist, and provocateur. Her life changes, finding a cause of service gives him the opportunity to be born again.
The yellow wallpaper is a short novel published by Password, about a woman who suffers from a mental illness after two months locked inside the house. Its objective was to show how the
lack of autonomy of women was detrimental to their mental, emotional and even physical health.
lack of autonomy of women was detrimental to their mental, emotional and even physical health.
From this terrifying story of this great American writer, we can extract a great lesson in life: you can be dead in life. It is not until we make the decision to give a meaning to our existence that we come back to life. We must stop dying, and live again, How? Retakes a cause of service to others. Who does not live to serve, says the proverb, does not serve to live. That is exactly Rotary, space, a place, a moment, where converge men and women who have decided to stop dying to live again. I invite you to be the inspiration.
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