The Yellow Wallpaper: A Short Story

Berenji, Fahimeh Q. "Time and Gender in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper” and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”." Journal of History Culture and Art Research, vol. 2, no. 2, 1 Jan. 2013, pp. 221-234, Database: MLA International Bibliography -- Publications. kutaksam.karabuk.edu.tr/index.php. Accessed 18 Nov. 2017.

Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ and Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Fall of The House of Usher’ both serve a highly horrific purpose which is both good examples for the gothic. The strongest example of gothic is ‘The Fall of The House of Usher’ as it established the extreme horror intense and shows the gothic scene of the house.

He wanted her full, complete recovery to come about in an expedited manner. He obviously was aware of the strain caring for a baby puts upon a lady. Oppressive husbands are more akin to piling all of the burdens of child rearing and house maintenance upon their wives. Here, we have just the opposite. John did everything within his power to relieve the everyday stresses of his beloved wife by acquiring the services of a nanny. His wife was cognizant of this fact, for she plainly states the John loves her dearly, and hates to have her sick (The Norton Anthology, p. 662). The next myth that needs to be dispelled is that of John keeping his wife locked away in the house, thereby causing her to go insane. Feminists would like us to believe that John locked his wife away in a drab, musty cell, forbidding her to venture outside. The story paints a starkly different picture. At the beginning of the story, the character speaks rather fondly of the room, calling it "as airy and comfortable a room as any one need wish" (The Norton Anthology, p. 660). By her utterances here, one can quite easily ascertain that she is indeed comfortable in her new surroundings. The character is also of absolute liberty to explore the rose garden outside at anytime that she wished. This is proven true by two crucial examples from the story. The first is taken from the characters own mouth, from when she

The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilmore and published in 1899. The Yellow Wallpaper is a good story that showcases the way women were treated un 1899, how mental disabilities were dealt with, and the relationship between man and woman, which overall, is a decent example of women’s lack of rights for the time period.

She has been trained to trust in her husband blindly and sees no other way. He calls her “little girl” (352) and “little goose” (349) and states “She will be as sick as she pleases!” (352) whenever she tries to express her issues. Instead of fighting for what she thinks will make her better she accepts it and keeps pushing her feelings aside, while he treats her like a child. We get an instant feel for her problem in the first page when she says, “John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that” (pg 346). A woman shouldn’t expect her husband to laugh at her concerns. Even after briefly writing about her condition she remembers her husband telling her the very worst thing she can do is think about it and follows his instructions. This is when she begins to focus on the house instead of her problems and the obsession with the wallpaper starts. She has nothing else to think about alone in the home; they don’t even allow her to write, which she has to do in secret.

Two works that pair well together are Betty Friedan’s “The Problem that has no Name”, and Anne Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”. “The Yellow Wallpaper”, published in 1892, is a short story describing a woman’s condition in first person point of view. The narrator seems to be experiencing symptoms of depression, and her husband, a doctor, attempts to help “cure” her. Her husband, John, who refers to her as his “silly little goose”, takes her away and locks her in a bedroom, insisting that rest and isolation are the perfect medicine. In front of John, the narrator attempts to stay as composed as possible.

All throughout history there has been a stigma around mental illness and feminism. “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the 1900’s. “The Yellow Wallpaper” has many hidden truths within the story. The story was an embellished version her own struggle with what was most likely post-partum depression. As the story progresses, one can see that she is not receiving proper treatment for her depression and thus it is getting worse. Gilman uses the wallpaper and what she sees in it to symbolize her desire to escape her depression and the controlling nature of the patriarchal society of the twentieth century. The story shows an inside look into the thoughts and feelings of a person with a mental illness such as depression. Gilman also uses symbolism to showcase how the male figures in her life had control over her well-being more than she did. Both her husband and doctor hindered her from healing by not listening to her when she expressed what she felt would help her. She does not clearly say that she feels overwhelmed by the patriarchal society of the 1900’s; however, one can infer this by her wording and actions throughout the course of the story. Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses “The Yellow Wallpaper” to reveal the truths of a woman’s everyday struggles in a patriarchal society and also the deeper struggles of a woman with depression.

The narrator believes that congenial work would do her good (326) and that writing is a relief for her troubled mind, but John forbids both. Instead he confines his wife to a room with barred windows and hideous yellow wallpaper, does not allow her to exert herself physically or mentally, and prevents her from seeing her friends and family.

According to a study conducted by The University of Massachusetts, sixty percent of adults cannot have a ten minute conversation without lying at least once. Throughout Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper and Stephen King’s Strawberry Spring, each of the narrator's act in a way that makes the reader notices that they are not trustworthy and stable enough to narrate a story from an unbiased standpoint. In The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator attempts to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed. The Yellow Wallpaper takes the reader inside the mind and emotions of a woman suffering a slow mental breakdown caused by attempts to restore her mental health. Strawberry

The short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” the main character is seem to be unknown throughout the story. The short story is about a woman who is unexpectedly suffering from postpartum depression soon after having her child. After being diagnosed with postpartum depression by her husband John which is a doctor of high standards he is going to make his wife feel better. Johns wife has no say so anything she has to obey every word John tells her. As we go through the story you will begin to notice how the narrator begins to really like act differently and mentally lose her mind.

In the story “The Yellow Wallpaper” the narrator begins the story as someone who really did not want to be where she was, out in the country, isolated, and alone most of the time. Her husband John, takes her to a temporary home where he believes she will be able to find the most peace and rest so that she can recover. He believes that this routine is necessary for her recovery. She, on the other hand, doubts the necessity of such a move and wonders if the mysterious house is haunted by the end of the story. Her husband Jon shows superior attitude toward her by

Throughout history and cultures today, women have been beaten, verbally abused, and taught to believe they have no purpose in life other than pleasing a man. Charlotte Perkins Gillam uses her short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper" as a weapon to help break down the walls surrounding women, society has put up. This story depicts the life of a young woman struggling with postpartum depression, whose serious illness is overlooked, by her physician husband, because of her gender. Gillman 's writing expresses the feelings of isolation, disregarded, and unworthiness the main character Jane feels regularly. This analysis will dive into the daily struggles women face through oppression, neglect, and physical distinction; by investigating each section

The Yellow Prison Not all prisons have large concrete walls and security guards constantly on patrol, some prisons are created by your own mind and keep you held hostage there. The story “The Yellow Wallpaper” takes place in an old house the narrator describes as a mansion on a large estate. Her and her husband, John, are renting this house as a vacation home for the summer. The narrator almost immediately explains how she believes that she is sick and lets the reader know her husband thinks just the opposite, “You see he does not believe that I am sick!” The husband believes she only suffers from “temporary nervous depression” and picks out a room for her to rest as much as possible.

The Yellow Wallpaper story is based on true story of the writer’s own experience with depression. In the story tells us about the wed suffering from post natal depression. She just moved to the new apartment and decide to live in for around 3 weeks. Her husband is a physician. He wants her to follow his rest treatment. Where he will send her to a isolated room with no any interaction. While in the treatment she named this is nursery with unpleasant wallpaper. She tries to describe hating the way it looks, smells, and how she see a woman behind the wallpaper trying to get out. Ironically, That woman is herself.

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