The Yellow Wallpaper Madness Essay
Yellow, the color of madness
The main character in Charlotte P.Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, narrates her own life and describes her struggle with depression which by the end of the story evolved into insanity. Narrator’s husband, John, treats her like a small child, forbids her to express herself, and keeps her bound to restricted room. Due to her husbands actions she becomes physically, emotionally and socially isolated, which ultimately made her insane. "The Yellow Wallpaper" begins with the arrival of narrator, her husband John, their new born baby, and her sister-in-law to summer house which John have rented. The narrator is suffering from post-partum depression, and the summer house will serve, according to her husband, as a place for her to get better. …show more content…
“I lie here on this great immovable bed-it is nailed down, I believe- and follow that pattern by the hour. It is good as gymnastic, I assure you.” (p. 159-160). The narrator becomes more lonely and isolated and her condition is worsening, because she is in the room day in and day out, with nothing to comfort and entertain her but the wallpaper. “I ll start, we’ll say, at the bottom, down in the corner over there where it has not been touched, and I determine for the thousandth time that I will follow that pointless pattern to some sort of conclusion” (The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman. P. Charlote, p. 160)
By following a pattern on a yellow wallpaper her mind slowly develops illusion that there is a woman behind the wallpaper that wants to be freed. “I really have discovered something at last. Through watching so much at night, when it changes so, I have finally found out. The front pattern does move-and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it!” (The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman. P. Charlote, p.
The main character in Charlotte P.Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, narrates her own life and describes her struggle with depression which by the end of the story evolved into insanity. Narrator’s husband, John, treats her like a small child, forbids her to express herself, and keeps her bound to restricted room. Due to her husbands actions she becomes physically, emotionally and socially isolated, which ultimately made her insane. "The Yellow Wallpaper" begins with the arrival of narrator, her husband John, their new born baby, and her sister-in-law to summer house which John have rented. The narrator is suffering from post-partum depression, and the summer house will serve, according to her husband, as a place for her to get better. …show more content…
“I lie here on this great immovable bed-it is nailed down, I believe- and follow that pattern by the hour. It is good as gymnastic, I assure you.” (p. 159-160). The narrator becomes more lonely and isolated and her condition is worsening, because she is in the room day in and day out, with nothing to comfort and entertain her but the wallpaper. “I ll start, we’ll say, at the bottom, down in the corner over there where it has not been touched, and I determine for the thousandth time that I will follow that pointless pattern to some sort of conclusion” (The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman. P. Charlote, p. 160)
By following a pattern on a yellow wallpaper her mind slowly develops illusion that there is a woman behind the wallpaper that wants to be freed. “I really have discovered something at last. Through watching so much at night, when it changes so, I have finally found out. The front pattern does move-and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it!” (The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman. P. Charlote, p.