I do not want to be a fly, I want to be a worm!

I do not want to be a fly, I want to be a worm!

In the context of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the statement "I do not want to be a fly, I want to be a worm" can be interpreted as a rejection of traditional gender roles and societal expectations placed on women. Gilman was a prominent feminist writer and social reformer who challenged the prevailing attitudes towards women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.