Carne Gilman's Lack Of Connection To Her Time

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Gilman’s lack of connection to her time period was one major flaw to her short story. Readers with a vast working background knowledge in United States history will fully understand this story. This background allows the reader to draw in past knowledge of Gilman's era that she’s writing in. Knowledge of U.S. history enables the reader to fully understand and connect to the reasoning of the husband. An history scholar would know that societal norms during the 19th Century which controlled the lives of many. But, potential foreigns to certain concepts and ideas that came with this period, would question the writer's intentions. If Gilman were to add a small footnote, or an excerpt giving a premise to this said time period. This would give an