“The Yellow Wallpaper” is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that takes place during the Victorian age (late 1800s‚ early 1900s). The protagonist‚ who is also the narrator is unnamed throughout the whole story. At the beginning of the story the narrator discusses her husband and herself will be staying at a colonial mansion‚ which she claims is haunted and does not want to stay there. Her husband implies they are staying in order for her to rest her mind and get better. The narrator
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The psychology behind it Many things can be said about Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” such as how this is some form of bildungsroman‚ or how it is a story of female repression and omission from society. Another‚ potentially more insightful reading‚ could come from the psychological field of study and suggest that the narrator suffers from postpartum psychosis or postpartum depression. The things that the narrator says‚ hints at‚ does‚ and explains all points toward one universal truth:
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The House Grotty and ruined‚ the house stood grounded to the earth. I shivered as though ice had replaced my spine. The cold air enveloped my entire body. The multiple layers of clothing could not protect me against the deathly cold. The walkway leading up to the house was cracked. Weeds and dandelions poked out from these cracks. Red roses grew wildly in thick patches by the gate. The moonlight cast a ghoulish glow on the house. Vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of house‚ reaching their
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a compelling and insightful short story that depicts the medical and professional treatment of women in the late 19th century. It also details the role of a woman in marriage during this time period. The narrator of the story slowly descends into insanity while her husband trivializes her condition and treats her as if she is mentally inferior. One powerful yet simple quote from the work is‚ “John laughs at me of course‚ but one expects that in
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Pulitzer was a man of many accomplishments and few failures. However‚ there was one failure in particular that especially came to light during his life‚ and this was his founding of the practice of yellow journalism. In 1883 he purchased the New York World for $346‚000 from Jay Gould‚ and appointed himself the manager. With Pulitzer in charge‚ the World’s circulation grew from 15‚000 to 600‚000‚ making it the largest newspaper in the United States. Meanwhile Joseph’s brother‚ Albert Pulitzer‚ did
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Murder Mystery - Using Forensics A decent amount of murderers always leave behind clues for the Forensics team to allow them to figure out who was the culprit in the crime. One really big clue is DNA‚ fingerprints‚ and blood at crime scene. In our chemistry mystery‚ our murderer slips some sodium sulfide into a mixed drink‚ then finishes the victim with a pistol‚ but the evidence remains at the crime of the scene and the blood is found splattered all around. Blood is something that’s found
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Brianna Kelley Mystery In the book Acceleration by Graham McNamee‚ a teenage boy named Duncan works in a subway station for the lost and found. He ends up finding an eerie diary which depicts a so called murderers mind‚ and what he thinks of people. He compares the subway to an “audition‚ or a cattle call” as he’s searching for the “right one.” Near the middle of the diary‚ Duncan starts to believe he saw the woman the killer will go for next‚ and decides to follow her‚ instead of confronting
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In the nineteenth century‚ women were expected to stay home to raise the children and clean the house. Women were supposed to live their lives in the “domestic sphere.” This way of living is the way that John‚ the narrator’s husband‚ expected her to live. The narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” was not happy or willing to live this way and became ill. The yellow wallpaper used in the narrator’s room symbolizes female imprisonment. The narrator uses a horror-themed tale in order to show the position
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and hinted at feminism. Based on the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the drama "A doll house" by Henrik Ibsen‚ there is a theme of burdened womanhood and toxic marriages. These two stories are not the same‚ but they share some similarities. The first big similarity is in the settings. In the "Doll House" all the action takes place in the Helmer family house‚ where Torvald Helmer lived with his wife Nora and their children. We do know that Nora goes out from time to
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Male Speaker: This is a mystery story about Toby‚ Tabitha and the yellow monkey. It is the mystery of the moving rocks. One day‚ Toby‚ Tabitha and the yellow monkey were going to where there is some new construction and they had visited the day before. They had noticed some very pretty rocks off of the side of the road where they are building a new school. It wasn’t a house or anything like that‚ it was a new school. They decided that they were going to go play on the rocks that were right off
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