My review this month will be on The Yellow Wallpaper.
We read this story last week and watched a screen adaption of the story. It initially stuck with me because it gave me a glimpse of some of the natural traumatic things that women experience, especially after birthing children. Throughout my life, I have heard a lot of stories about women who have emotional and mental spirals after giving birth, but I think putting that feeling into words and having a visible representation gave me a much better understanding. I do recommend this piece for males who need a better understanding of what women go through, and for women who are mature enough to handle the truth about the aftermath of bringing another human into this world. I think it is also important for women to know and understand that they are not alone.
The way that the author described not only the feeling but give examples of some of the events that take place during this time period was essential to the development of the story. She gave us the freedom of being able to visualize the trauma for ourselves. It was almost like she provided the outline and foundation to build from and it is up to you to form your own vision of the pain.
The screen adaption though got me to look at it from a different perspective but gave the same message. It evoked a different set of emotions. The written piece gave me room to imagine the pain, but the screen adaption gave me the pain and gave me permission to feel for the woman. The actions that added to the pain she was already enduring were clearer and hit a lot harder.
Overall, the story was a perfect way to evoke feelings that would get people to understand women. I already respected women a lot, but the more I learn about what they deal with and the things their bodies go through, I respect and think higher of them. Read this story, your heart will melt, but it’ll also make you appreciate the strength of a woman!
