Destroyed Dreams On A Yellow Paper

He feels as though he is overlooked so the boy does this to gain the attention he craves from other people. On the other hand, after Tom’s important yellow paper flew out the window, he is convinced that by getting it back it will cause people to remember and be intrigued by his idea. Tom thought, “The mental picture of himself sliding along the ledge… would add a special interest and importance to his memorandum, which would do it no harm” (64). He is thinking of how this adventure could reap benefits, not how dangerous the action could become. Despite the similarities of the two works, the differences of their characters' situation in life directly impact the outcome their struggle. For example, their intentions differed which led to different results. The boy clearly intended to commit suicide. He even said, "I'm the boy for the last time,"(line 26). A possible motivator could have been an unrequited love. He mentioned, "A girl that I knew once years ago... the boy she can't ignore" (lines 11-13). Also, the boy did not want people to help him yet they tried. He looked down on their help, "All the love

| Tom wants his old life back prior to the accident and he sees the accident as the end of his life as he knew it. He loses his sense of identity and sense of family in particular.Feels guilty and ashamed about the irrevocable consequences his brother’s irresponsibility had for other people and their familiesRetreats into a depressed state which feels empty and black.

Jack Finney uses the conclusion as a necessary segment to connect the last part of the story to the overall message that family is more important than work, it is pointless to risk safety, and confirming that the main character will not fall back into his old habits. First, when Tom let the paper fly out the window a second time, it reveals that Tom’s priorities changed. Now instead of chasing the paper again, Tom only laughs. He realised that it is a better use of his time to be with the people he loves. Next, by the author deciding to conclude the story like this, it makes the crucial point that it is pointless to risk the safety of potentially a life for something as silly as piece of paper. The first time the paper flew out the window,

The way the narrator is telling the story results in a lot of suspense. Will Tom go out on the ledge? Will he be able to retrieve the yellow paper? Will he be able to stay on

Tom works for Wholesale Groceries and has been spending most of his free time off of work doing research on grocery store displays. The only copy of his research flies out of the window of his tenth story apartment due to a draft. In this moment, readers discover how obsessed Tom really is with work: “He knew he was going out there in the darkness, after the yellow sheet fifteen feet beyond his reach” (page 4). At this point in time, Tom is willing to risk everything, including his life, to ensure that he can elevate above his coworkers. This perilous behavior is the complete opposite from the Tom we read about in the above passage from the end of the story. Tom transitions from chasing a paper out on a ledge ten stories up, to laughing at the same paper flying back out of the window.

With a weary grunt, Booker shifted the bag of groceries in his arms and kicked his apartment door closed with his foot. He had planned to be home early so he take Tom out to dinner as a birthday surprise, but as usual, work had ruined his plans. When he had rung Tom and explained that he would be home late, he had expected him to react moodily, but instead, he had received a sympathetic response. It was a sign that their relationship was now on stable footing. Tom was more open about his feelings, and they argued less about the trivialities of everyday life; they were moving forward.

These years of oppression by the husbands left their wives longing for freedom and independence. In “The Yellow Wallpaper” it seems that the narrator wants her husband out of her life, saying, “John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious. I am glad my case is not serious!” (Gilman 12). She is in her highest spirits when her husband is away from home because it allows her some solidity. Her intense desire for freedom leads her to purposely try and drive her husband away. “There comes John, and I must put this away, -- he hates to have me write a word” (Gilman 12). She acts out in spite of John, hoping it will earn her a few more precious hours alone. The burning desire for freedom is also evident in the apt titled “The Story of an Hour”. When the supposedly heart-frail Mrs. Mallard learns of her husband’s death, she is initially grief stricken. However, as she gazes through her window into the busy streets, a slow realization comes over her. With her husband’s death, she is granted that freedom she has always wanted; but it is all taken away from her quickly. “When the doctor came they said she had died of

I banged on the door against the glass so hard it cracked, and the crack spread a web that caught my skin for a moment and held it fast” (262). Charlie let out all his inner emotions and stress out on his mom because he wanted answers. He tried to convey his emotions to her by physically damaging her door. He wanted her to know that he has tolerated so much verbal abuse from her, and it is finally his turn to react. It was all his bottled-up emotions towards his mum that resulted in sudden outburst of violence and aggression.

Throughout the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the work points out her insanity within the house, this is to help her prevent any self

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The protagonist of the story is unnamed. It has been a couple of years since she finished high school so she is probably in her twenties maybe 21 or 22. The text makes it seem like she is quite alone; there are no friends or interaction with other people besides her family. However, the Ford salesman’s multiple proposals might argue that this postulate could be wrong.

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