Introduction (Feminist literature)
Topic Sentence – Gilman’s main purpose for writing the yellow wallpaper is to convey the relationship between a husband/wife in the 19th century.
General Exposition – Throughout the story we shift back and forth through the narrator’s consciousness and real life situations.
Narrow the Focus – My main focus is the wallpaper in “The yellow wallpaper” which basically represent the narrator’s growing repression. I also tend to focus on the Imagery, and characteristics of the story.
Thesis Statement – The narrator in “The yellow wallpaper” portrays an emptiness of life away from society which force her to initiate mental imagery and loses control of her mental state.
Body A. Symbolism