Character Analysis of John in “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892) John is the typical Victorian husband. He is authoritative‚ strict‚ head of the household. He is a physician of “high standing”. He is very controlling and expects his wife to obey his orders which was quite normal for the time. He is a doctor but only understands physical illnesses. He cannot relate to any mental problems particularly as far as women are concerned. For him‚ it is something she will get over‚ mind over matter: “You
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Major Themes suburban horror This collection of short stories‚ most of which take place in ordinary American settings‚ aptly demonstrates Jackson’s penchant for suburban horror. As exemplified most clearly by "The Lottery‚" Jackson’s vision of horror is not limited to haunted houses or exotic locations. On the contrary‚ horror is engendered in the mind‚ in the banal brutality of everyday individuals‚ who may be mothers‚ fathers‚ wives‚ and husbands. Unhappiness‚ sheer dissatisfaction with one’s
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SECTION I PLOT AND PLOT STRUCTURE THEORETICAL PRELIMINARIES The impact of a literary work‚ as it has already been stated‚ depends on all its elements. Among them plot and plot structure play an important role. The plot is a series of interlinked events in which the characters of the story participate. The events are arranged in a definite sequence to catch and hold the reader’s interest. The writer arranges the events‚ ordering them as he sees fit. Most stories and novels have
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away from sexism‚ believing that sexism today is only a small issue‚ but the bona fide reality is that with all the advancements and quality education prevalent‚ sexism and gender roles are prominent now more than ever. Both short stories‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston‚ highlight two female protagonists‚ the narrator and Delia‚ who are married to two very different types of men‚ who are arguably equally as bad in their own ways. The juxtaposition
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did not participate in the economic‚ legal and social aspects of marriage; that was the role of men. Therefore‚ any important decision was made by men and women had to respect their norms without showing any resistance or own opinion. In The Yellow Wallpaper‚ the narrator’s husband‚ John‚ was a physician who had diagnosed his wife a “temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency” (Gilman
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depressed! She is. She needs the help. John needs to stop reducing her to an infantile state that later drives her to madness. As more and more of these treatments she needs are getting taken away from her‚ the more obsessed she is becoming with the wallpaper. She even sees a woman in it‚ “And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don’t
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needs. Being a famous writer‚ Gilman did not exactly have an average role in society in her time as a female. From an oppressed perspective‚ having experienced firsthand gender expectations that Gilman mocks stereotypical gender roles within the Yellow Wallpaper. In this story‚ the husband (John) works as a doctor‚ a working class man who can make the money for his family like he is expected to do. His wife stays home and tends to whatever needs to be tended to in the house. Being a doctor
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the lives of many women under their care. In "Wear‚ Tear‚ and Hints for the Overworked‚" Mitchell explains that the sicknesses and weaknesses of the male sex are caused by the sicknesses and weaknesses of the mother passed on to her offspring. He compares urban American women with the ladies of Europe and finds the American women far more emotional and weaker than the European women. Further explanation by Mitchell reveals that women are like "...vampire[s]‚ sucking slowly the blood of every healthy
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“Oh‚ he is your acquaintance‚ then‚ I wouldn’t mind at all!” she said‚ agreeing with me whole-heartedly. “That is right‚ Ma’am‚ however‚ please don’t mention to him. If ever he gets suspicious‚ you could sell this to him for ten dollars‚” I said with a smile‚ looking forward to the day which I could see him again. Like the playful wind brushing through the auburn leaves then flutter and skitter on the ground‚ I begun realizing something as I returned to that antique book store with its smell of
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The Yellow Wallpaper/ A Rose for Emily Not of their making. When I read Charlotte Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper and William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily this is what I think. Though written by different authors and wrote in 100 years time difference‚ they still reflect the same injustice that was inflicted on women in the late 1800’s. They contrast by how the stories are written and personalities of the women. But the stories compare by the women coming from social standing families and being
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