... is symbolic when it implies something more than it's obvious and immediate meaning. It has a wider "unconscious" aspect that is never precisely defined or fully explained" (Jung 20). These symbols represent Gilman's view on the status of women in the patriarchal society of the nineteenth century. Views that were so shocking for those times that their direct unveiling may have led to ... 's focus on the environment is the reason for which the reader gets plenty of information about the setting. The text is very descriptive and loaded with symbols. The author takes the opportunity to relat...

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