Literary Response Essay On 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

This may have effected Jane to be somehow depressed enough to try to either draw or cook like she used to do before the incident. Jane didn't like it when she received sympathy and gifts from strangers and just wanted to be told for once that she was a mess. I think the climax began when Micheal taught her to mow the lawn because it let her apprehend that she would have to help her mom while Micheal was gone, and that one day Jane would be alone. Because of this, Jane chooses to clean the house by herself. She also bought cooking utensils that were designed to help people like her to cook easily, and she did her best to make a good drawing of Justin's dog, Spot, for Justin's

Jane's illness was also doubted by her family. Jane writes that her husband "does not believe I am sick!" (Perkins Gilman 424) though she does not mention her concerns on the subject with him. Jane is upset because John, "a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one" (425). Her brother, also a doctor, agrees with John's report on Jane. John even comments that Jane "shall be as sick as she pleases" (430). Jane continues to hear

The wallpaper is beginning to take on the role of controlling her life. As the days proceed on and she continues to sit in this isolated room, she begins to notice objects incorporated throughout the patterns. Every day the shapes become significantly clearer to her until one moment it appears to be a figure trapped within the walls (734). This aversion to the color completely shifts at this point toward hallucination. The wallpaper now has complete control of the narrator’s mind and sanity.

Jane's childhood trauma results as a product of her times at Gateshed and Lowood. There were a series of irreversible problems that Jane had to deal with. She was born an orphan into a house devoid of love or respect for her. It is not overly emotionally healthy to live with the "ostracism by the Reed family and the unrelenting anxiety over the chidings of the servants, the violence of John Reed, and the punishments and berating of Mrs. Reed." (Ashe 10) Evidently, Jane had this lifestyle since she was little. This can be inferred from Mrs. Reeds loving statement "I hated it the first time I set my eyes on it-a sickly, whining, pining thing" (7)

The fixation and constant monitoring of the wallpaper falls under some of the symptoms that are present in postpartum psychosis. It is

‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ is centred in the writer’s narration, by setting the narrator to be not entirely reliable and an oppressed woman. The character are showed to be feeling trapped and unhappy with

Although tender and caring, John played a significant role in causing the narrator’s descent into ‘madness’. By taking on the role of a physician and a husband, John symbolises the stronghold power men had over women in the past. Instead of respecting his wife’s request for some form of mental stimulation, John insists that she takes on the ‘rest’ treatment. The treatment only focuses on the physical condition of the patient, and not the emotional or mental

Jane the main character is a married woman who is placed in this situation and recounting this place and how it makes her feel. She has no ability to make choices for herself for her husband John who is a physician and taking care of her. He thinks that all she needs is fresh air, rest, and good food, along with tonics to get better; instead of talking to her and listening to her needs. “He says only myself can help me out of it”” John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious.” ” John does not know how much I suffer.” “You see he does not believe I am sick!” (Gilman pg. 202) As the story gets into itself you get the picture that Jane has just had a baby that she loves yet can not stand to be around. That her frame of mind is very depressed and only just happened after the birth. She struggles with this internally which shows she still has maternal instinct and jealousy for those who are caring for him. “It is unfortunate that Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby! And yet I cannot

“The Yellow Wallpaper” is about a woman driven insane by postpartum depression and a dangerous treatment. Nevertheless, when you study the protagonist, it shows that the story is more about finding the protagonist’s identity. The protagonist’s proposes of an imaginary woman, which at first, is just her shadow against the bars of the wallpaper. The pattern shows her identity, expressing the conflict that she experiences and eventually leads her to a complete breakdown of what is her identity and that of the imaginary shadow.

In the short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” written by Charlotte Gilman, the main character seems to be trapped in a controlling relationship. Jane, the wife, distraught with a mental illness while her husband dismisses her claims. John, Jane’s husband, controls Janes every move and refuses to let her write or do any physical activity. For Jane, writing is a stress reliever, a way to escape from reality. Since Jane’s husband wants her to stop expressing herself, so Jane creeps around her husband, and this makes her exhausted. Jane’s new escape is studying the wallpaper. Soon, the wallpaper haunts Jane, making her obsess over it. This obsession becomes unhealthy and contributes to Jane going insane.

John really isn’t a responsible husband or doctor. He doesn’t even believe that Jane is sick, he thinks she is depressed. He keeps Jane trapped in a room upstairs that she absolutely hates. She is in there for so long, Jane eventually goes crazy. John will not let Jane work or do anything else. John is not a very good doctor

Jane begins her life in isolation at Gateshead, abused and misunderstood by her Aunt Reed and cousins. She is constantly reminded of her worthlessness to them and the fact that they view her as a burden, and is literally

With her brother being a Physician also and being male made her actually feel as if she was really sick. “I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hang­ings! but John would not hear of it” (Page 648, Line 64-68). Jane Husband didn’t listen to the suggestions of her and it just made her go deeper into post partum.

While Jane does not have a lot of money she is genuinely happy with her life. Of course there are some things she would change, like wanting to know her father, but otherwise she is happy. Compared to those of the wealthy who have all the money in the

First published in 1982, The yellow wallpaper is an engaging narrative , written in first person in which the narrator suffers from some type of nervous disorder . Her husband who prefers to refer to her condition as a temporary nervous depression or a slight hysterical tendency recommends that the narrator seeks solitude so as to recuperate . The short story mimics the form of secret and private entries on journals by the author. The haunting short story chronicles that descent of the narrator and protagonist into maddened and paranormal activities. Some people however interpret it as her chronicles to freedom .The author effectively employs the use of literary