Feminism, The Yellow Wallpaper, And Jackson s The Lottery

Feminism, the belief that women and men should both have equal rights, was a movement that many men did not believe in before the 1960s and 1970s. The feminist movement started after the 1970s. Women such as Adrienne Rich (poet), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (feminist) and Shirley Jackson (writer), are women that used their works of literature to show their views on the ways men controlled their wives physically and mentally. Rich wrote Living In Sin, Gilman wrote The Yellow Wallpaper, and Jackson wrote The Lottery. Although each work of literature is written by a different author, they each have the same common theme, feminism. These writers displayed this common theme throughout the use of literary devices, characterization, setting, and plot structure. This critical paper will specify the many examples they used while comparing and contrasting the settings, characters importance, and the point of view that the author used. Adrienne Rich, also known as Adrienne Cecile Rich, was born on May 16, 1929. Rich’s father influenced her to start writing, which he hoped (Adrienne Rich). If not for her father introducing her to literature and inspiring her to write, she would not have many of the accomplishments she has, or created other major writings that people have come to love. Rich received many awards; such as, the National Poetry Association award in 1989, Robert Frost Silver Medal for Lifetime Achievement Poetry in 1992, Lenore Marshall National Poetry Prize, and Los AngelesShow MoreRelatedThe Lottery, By Shirley Jackson And The Yellow Wallpaper1302 Words   |  6 Pages Reading The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman make the reader so passionate to know what is going to happen next because they are two of the most expressive and meaningful stories that have lots of great deep meanings. These stories share so many similarities when it comes to symbols, themes, and conflicts. Although The Lottery and The Yellow Wallpaper do not have the same plot, their themes have some similarities like following unfair traditions