Social Expectations affect women in countless ways and it needs to stop. Our society is constantly putting down women or adding yet another standard to which we judge them. Different cultures have different expectations, however, they all that too many.
In the short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins, the author touches on many of these absurd expectations. The Protagonist is a serious condition and because she is a woman no one is taking it seriously. The two main men in her life, her husband and her bother, are just going along with it but don’t think anything of it. They are both physicians, therefore, they believe they know everything and are the pinnacle of knowledge. The author portrays them to believe that because she is simply a woman she doesn't know if she is sick or not and if by chance she is, they, of course, should lock her in her house and take away everything that keeps her sane. Alleged old beliefs, such as “women can’t possibly handle knowledge” shows a lot within this story. Her brother and husband believe this and unfortunately, there are still people in our society that also feel this way. This has been disproven countless times but still. Nothing. Societal expectations affect woman every day, in all environments. The social standards of woman have been built up throughout the years. This must end.
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