Literary Analysis Of The Yellow Wallpaper

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper” we are introduced to a woman who enjoys writing. Gilman does not give the reader the name of the women who narrates the story through her stream of consciousness. She shares that she has a nervous depression condition. John, the narrator’s husband feels it is “a slight hysterical tendency” (266). She has been treated for some nervous habits that she feels are legitimately causing harm to her way of life. However she feels her husband, a physician, and her doctor believe that she is embellishing her condition. The woman shares with the reader early in the story that she is defensive of how others around her perceive her emotional state. This causes a small abrasion of animosity that

In contrast, at the end of the story, Jane’s shocking proclamations of, “I’ve got out at last,” and, “In spite of you (John) and Jane. And I have pulled of most of the paper so you can’t put me back,” (336), mark Jane’s final mental collapse. The changes that Jane’s mental state go through are made more powerful by Gilman’s use of interior monologue, which allows the reader to experience the change first hand through Jane’s thoughts.

The story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story about control. In the late 1800's, women were looked upon as having no effect on society other than bearing children and keeping house. It was difficult for women to express themselves in a world dominated by males. The men held the jobs, the men held the knowledge, the men held the key to the lock known as society . . . or so they thought. The narrator in "The Wallpaper" is under this kind of control from her husband, John. Although most readers believe this story is about a woman who goes insane, it is actually about a woman’s quest for control of her life.

The geographical, physical, and historical settings in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" were more than the primary character could handle. The geography would lead to think she could enjoy the environment, but she chose not to. The physical setting showed us the reader just how grotesque and unbearable it would be to live a room in which the wallpaper to over the narrators mind. Lastly, we looked at how historically women were not allowed to speak their minds about how they felt. Maybe now that John has seen his wife go completely insane for himself he will finally seek extra attention for

   The story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story about control. In the late 1800's, women were looked upon as having no effect on society other than bearing children and keeping house. It was difficult for women to express themselves in a world dominated by males. The men held the jobs, the men held the knowledge, the men held the key to the lock known as society  - or so they thought. The narrator in "The Wallpaper" is under this kind of control from her husband, John. Although most readers believe this story is about a woman who goes insane, it is actually about a woman’s quest for control of her life.

In like manner, the narrator writes in her notebook throughout the story which she keeps hidden from her family.The notebook symbolizes some stableness in, what appears to be, an intensely oppressed life of the narrator. For example, when Gilman writes “There comes John, and I must put this away, ---he hates to have me write a word” (649). This example indicates the oppression the narrator is talking about. Consequently, the narrator does not believe that her writing in her notebook is making her sick and verifies so when she writes about her sister in law Jennie, “I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick! But I can write when she is out, and see her a long way off from these windows” (Gilman, 650). Nonetheless, as the story comes to a twisted end and the narrator ends her notebook writing sessions, she goes crazy. The audience may then conclude that the one thing the narrator loved most which was writing was the one thing keeping her sane.

Introduction: John’s domination over the Narrator is evident from the beginning of the short story. The Narrator remains unknown and takes the identity of John’s wife not an individual human being. This identity, further explored, becomes her personality because she obeys John’s every command.

In literature, women are often depicted as weak, compliant, and inferior to men. The nineteenth century was a time period where women were repressed and controlled by their husband and other male figures. Charlotte Gilman, wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper," showing her disagreement with the limitations that society placed on women during the nineteenth century. According to Edsitement, the story is based on an event in Gilman’s life. Gilman suffered from depression, and she went to see a physician name, Silas Weir Mitchell. He prescribed the rest cure, which then drove her into insanity. She then rebelled against his advice, and moved to California to continue writing. She then wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper,” which is inflated version of her

Shadowed Gardens: Happiness Untouched Everyone desires something. It could be the newest clothes, car, or phone. But for the woman in "The Yellow Wallpaper," it is freedom she wants. Until the 1960's, it was difficult for women wanting freedom as they were expected to be an obedient mother and wife.

Throughout history and cultures today, women have been beaten, verbally abused, and taught to believe they have no purpose in life other than pleasing a man. Charlotte Perkins Gillam uses her short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper" as a weapon to help break down the walls surrounding women, society has put up. This story depicts the life of a young woman struggling with postpartum depression, whose serious illness is overlooked, by her physician husband, because of her gender. Gillman 's writing expresses the feelings of isolation, disregarded, and unworthiness the main character Jane feels regularly. This analysis will dive into the daily struggles women face through oppression, neglect, and physical distinction; by investigating each section

In the “Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, there are many of literary techniques that illustrates the theme to express the story. Irony, imagery and symbolism are some literary devices that is presented among the story.  “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a short story about a woman who has a mental illness but cannot heal due to her husband’s lack of acceptance and how she struggles to express her own thoughts and feelings. The story appears to take place during a time where women were oppressed. Women were treated as if they were under one’s thumb in society during this period which is approximately the 19th century.

“The Yellow Wallpaper” is a unique story as it appeals to readers through the use of irony. There are several types of literary irony present throughout this story, such as situational, dramatic, and verbal. Irony can influence the portrayal of a character in a story. Irony can also add intrigue and excitement to the plot of the story. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story, the author uses the literary element of irony to capture the reader’s attention and influence how the characters are portrayed throughout the story.

The recurring conflict in the short story, leading to the narrator losing her insanity, can be seen in the beginning of “The Yellow Wallpaper”, with the narrator’s point of view illustrating her restricted, mundane life and the misunderstanding of her condition that causes her mental health to deteriorate. The narrator clearly depicts the heavy constraints limiting her from expressing herself through her very first diary entry, in which she says “John is a physician, and perhaps-- (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)--perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? Personally, I disagree with

The nature of treatment John gave the narrator related to the way some men suppress their wives to stick to housekeeping and taking care of the family. The main character decided to write a journal exploring her sanity by doing what felt right. For example, the narrator

The narrator explains that John has told her that “the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition.” John is convinced that the narrator is only “sick” because she keeps telling herself that she is. However, when she follows his advice, it only leads her to fall even deeper into insanity. After the narrator begins to become more familiar with the house and the land she begins to imagine that people are walking to and fro through the many paths of the land. When she tells John of her day-dreams, he tells her that imagining such things will only weaken her health even more. This constant scolding brought upon the narrator not only makes her believe that she cannot be herself, but she even describes her efforts to keep in John’s good graces as being