English 1002 Rodems February 7‚ 2011 The Yellow Wallpaper Many people deal with post-traumatic depression and it can have a huge impact on one’s life. In the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gillman‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ the main character‚ as well as the narrator‚ is an unnamed woman dealing with post-traumatic depression. The exceptionally imaginative protagonist’s metamorphosis is due to her isolated confinement in a room with “yellow wallpaper” in order for her to recover from depression
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Reader Response for The Yellow Wallpaper Darlene Santangelo August 13‚ 2013 Vocabulary: • Derision – disapproval‚ disgust • Flamboyant – flashy‚ garish • Interminable - unending • Bedstead – hardware/woodenware on a bed • Querulous – irritable‚ difficult to deal with Difficult sentences: I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors‚ but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least. He says that with my imaginative
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Gilman orchestrates an all-out feminist assault on societal male dominance in her work‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper”. She cleverly conceals her points in an attention-grabbing story about a wife seemingly held prisoner by her mental deterioration. However‚ the real captors turn out to be societal norms where men are in charge and other women unwittingly supporting the oppressors. Set in the late 19th century‚ the story reflects the current state of society where men are in charge of everything and women must
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In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s "The Yellow Wallpaper‚" the wallpaper is a symbol which represents the narrator’s personality. Since the initial description of the rented mansion‚ eeriness is present throughout the story. "Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it. Else‚ why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted?" (paragraph 3). These questions‚ posed by the mentally ill narrator‚ imply a strangeness regarding the mansion. The narrator’s
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Conflicts of the Narrator In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” the narrator must deal with several different conflicts. She is diagnosed with “temporary nervous depression and a slight hysterical tendency” (Gilman 221). Most of her conflicts‚ such as‚ differentiating from creativity and reality‚ her sense of entrapment by her husband‚ and not fitting in with the stereotypical role of women in her time‚ are centered around her mental illness and she has to deal with them. The most
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The Yellow Wallpaper History has shown that women were considered second-class citizens for much of the nineteenth century‚ oppressed by the opposite sex for being “weak”. This oppression is not uncommon to literature; in fact‚ it has become usual to read about many of the societal obstacles that women had to surpass in order to advance to freedom. In the story‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses the protagonist—also the narrator—to portray the repression of women during this
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On my first reading of Charlotte Perkins Gilman ’s "The Yellow Wallpaper"‚ I found the short story extremely well done and the author‚ successful at getting her idea across. Gilman ’s use of imagery and symbolism only adds to the reality of the nameless main character ’s sheltered life and slow progression into insanity or some might say‚ out of insanity. The short story is written in first person and it is from our nameless character ’s writing ’s that we are introduced to her world and her
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“The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ who herself suffered depression. The story begins with the narrator‚ Jane‚ explaining her husband‚ John‚ has taken her to a country estate to rest. John‚ a doctor‚ feels Jane is experiencing a temporary nervous condition after recently giving birth and should have complete rest from all physical and mental stimulation. Jane feels she would better benefit from some stimulating work. John strictly forbids Jane from doing any writing and
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There are many ways that The Yellow Wallpaper can be interpreted. Back then in the late 1800s gender inequality was a big topic back then. Men were more superior than women. They had more rights and were supposed to be in charge of the household. Women were expected to do all of the dirty work. Dirty work meaning take care of the house‚ take care of children‚ and just making sure that everything in the house is organized and okay. I interpreted The Yellow Wallpaper as an example of what was going
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The Yellow Wallpaper Questions: 1. What is the root of "hysteria"? Consider the prejudice in labeling “women’s diseases‚" including nervousness and depression (are others mentioned in the story?). What about "postpartum depression"? Consider the prejudice in labeling "women’s diseases. Hysteria is from the Greek word “Hustera” meaning womb. In the late 19th century it was used to label a number of women’s diseases believed to stem from a disturbance of the uterus. This would include childbirth‚
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