We can answer in the following manner concerning societal conventions and women:
- Yes, the broader concept of women being imprisoned by societal conventions still remain relevant. Even if women are no longer labeled hysterical or nervous and simply locked away - be it in a room or in an asylum -, other forms of imprisonment still exist.
- Women are still chained to a submissive role in their own houses as well as outside. They are still expected to look a certain way, to smile all the time, to accept offensive remarks without complaining, to make less money and be satisfied with it, etc.
- Although some progress has been made, there is still a long way to go until women obtain true equality. Therefore, the concept of being imprisoned by societal conventions is still important.
- This question refers to a discussion of the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
- The main character and narrator in the story is misunderstood and misdiagnosed.
- She is prescribed a "rest cure". She is not allowed to do anything but rest. She cannot even express herself because that means she might get nervous (from a male perspective, of course).
- The narrator is imprisoned not only to her own house but also to societal conventions. She has her voice, wants, and desires taken from her just for being a woman.
- Even though "rest cures" are not prescribed nowadays, women face other kinds of imprisonment.
- There are still many ways to silence women or to make them feel less worthy.
- Therefore, it is important to keep on discussing the societal conventions that still imprison women.
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