which is the only place she can retain some control and exercise the power of her mind. Her treatment called “the rest cure”, which was prescribed by her husband, requires that she do almost nothing active, and she is especially forbidden from working and writing. She feels that activity, freedom, and interesting work would help her condition and reveals that she has begun her secret journal in order to relieve her mind. The author, Charlotte Perkins, uses her own experiences with the rest cure to write…
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