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Safe vs. The Yellow Wall-Paper When the narrator in The Yellow Wall-Paper writes "John is a physician, and perhaps-(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind-) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster," (10) it is the initial sign that the author will present a feminist perspective throughout the novel. Safe portrays Carol White, a rich housewife who barely exists in the real world. She apathetically floats through her life, from one effortless task to the next, with a sense of separation that makes her seem completely alienated from the real world. In both works, the main female characters are suppressed to the point that they are incapable of comprehending or achieving their menial family roles, and ultimately go crazy. The women's insanity in both stories is caused not only by male...

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