The Yellow Wallpaper.docx
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TheYellowWallpaper
theanalysisof"theyellowwallpaper"
ANALYSISOF“THEYELLOWWALLPAPER”
1. Characters
a) Majorcharacter
· Narattor,asprotagonist;thenarrator(anonymous),mainrole.
· John(thenarrator’swife)asantagonist,He'sistheantagonistcauseheneverquitebelievesthatthereissomethingwrongwithnarrator “conflictedtheprotagonist”.
b) Minorcharacter
· Jennie,
· HenryandJulia,cousintoJohn
2. Characteristics
- Round(thenarrator;shecouldbeangrywithhishusband,shecouldbespoiledbecauseshecouldnotsleepwithouthusband’shug)
- Flat;John(unremittinglybepatient)
- Life-likecharacter(theprotagonist)
3. Characterization
Ithinkwriterusesmixingmethodinwritingtheyellowwalpaper,itmeanswritterusebothdiscursive anddramatic
Writterusesdiscursivewhenshedecribesjohncharacteristic
Writterusesdramaticwhendecribeherselfasoneofcharactersinthestorry,shedoesnotgiveanyexplanationsabouthercharacteristic.
- Mixingmethod
Whenthewriterwrotethisshortstory,heusedbothdiscursive(direct)anddramatic(indirect)methodasin;(a)thenarrator(dramatic)and(b)John(discursive).
4. Theme
Feminism:
criticize aboutgenderrefractiveandalso symboloftheoppressionofwomeninapaternalisticsociety
5. setting
· setting:
SOCIALSETTING(conflictagainsthusbandandherself),PHSYCALSETTING(wallpaper)
· theactualgeographicallocation:
wallpaper,imprisonedroom
· time:
duringthreemonthinsummerwhentheyrentthehouse,morning(daylight),night/midnight(moonlight)
· place:
colonialmansion;ancestralhall(insidethecolonialhall)
6. plot
plot:
closedplot(withending)
a) Exposition
· Theintroductionofthehouse(colonialmansion)
· CharactersofJohn
· John’soccupation
· Thenarrator(John’swife)
b) Risingaction:
socialandpsychologicalconflict
Therisingactioniswhenthenaratormovestoaroominthesecondfloor,thatroomislikeanurserywithwithayellowwallpaperinside,shefeelthereissomethingwrongwiththewallpaper.Sheimaginesawomantrappedwithinthepaper.Thereareseveralconflictinraisingaction:
· Social conflict(againstperson;herhusband); youseehedoesnotbelieveIamsick
· Personagainstherself; Idon’tknowwhyIshouldwritethis
· Personagainstnature;wallpaper. IsupposeJohnneverwasnervousinhislife.Helaughsatmesoaboutthiswall-paper!
· Personagainstfate; whatafortunateescape!
WhyIwouldn’thaveachildofmine,animpressionablelittlethingliveinsucharoomforworld.
c) Climax; Ireallyhavediscoveredsomethingatlast.
Onedaybeforetheygohome.Atnighttheavidityofnarratortoknowandunderstant aboutoddityofwalpaperisculminate.Shewanttoknowhowthosechildrendotearabouthere,andalsoshewanttoknowthewomaninsidethewalpaper.Finnally, thenarratorstripsoffallthewallpaperinherroom
d) Fallingaction;thekeyisdownbythefrontsteps,underaplantainleaf.
Thefallingactioniswhenshetellshimwherethekey.
e) Denouement; “I’vegotoutatlast”
DenoumentiswhenJohnfinallyunlockstheroomandseeswhatshehasdone
7. Elementsofplot
- Unity
- Suspense
- Possibility
- Foreshadowing
- Surprise
Summary
Theyellowwallpaperisasortstorythatsymbolizesfeminism,womenstrugglingtogetequalitywithman.Thestoryactuallycriticizessocialsystematthattime,wherethewomanfreedomisisolated.Therearetwomainfiguresinthestorytheyarenarratorandherhusband.Thenarratorasprotagonistcharacterisawomanwhogetsicknesswhomaynottodoanyactivities,andhastostayinlockedhouse,suppressherimagination,andmostimportantlytodiscontinueherwriting.Herhusband(John)asprotagonistcharacterisadoctorwhoneverquitebelievesthatthereissomethingwrongwithnarrator.Intheintroduction,sheintroducesherhusband,jennie,andhenrycharacteristic. shealsotalksaboutfeelingoffandherhusbandtellshershehasanervouscondition.Becauseofhernervousconditionshemuststayinbedandstopallofheractivities.Therisingactioniswhenshestartstotellthereaderthatthereisawomancreepingbehindthewallpaper.Shemuststayinaroomeverydaybecauseofherdepression.Shestaysinaroomthatlikenurserywithayellowwallpaper.Shefeelsstrangewiththewallpaper,sheassumethereissomethingwrongwiththewallpaper.Sheseesastrange,provoking,formlesssortfigure,thatseemstoskulkaboutbehindthatsillyandconspicuousfrontdesign.Theclimaksiswhenshelocksherselfintheroom,sothatshecancreepfreely.Onedaybeforetheygothenarratorstripsoffallthewallpaperinherroomhome.Atnighttheavidityofnarratortoknowandunderstand aboutoddityofwallpaperisculminate.Shewanttoknowhowthosechildrendotearabouthere,andalsoshewanttoknowthewomaninsidethewallpaper. Finally,Thefallingactioniswhenshetellsherhusbandwherethekeyisandhegoestogetit.DenouementiswhenJohnfinallyunlockstheroomandseeswhatshehasdone
Tosumupthestory,allofthenarratorexperiencesrelatedwithstrangewallpaperthatthereisawomanfigureinsidewallpaperactuallyjustherimagination.Thestrangepattern,andthestrangefigureactuallythesymbolizationofherselfthatrepresentallofwomenatthattime.Atthattimewomenhadverydefineddomesticatedrolesandtheirhusbandswerethedominateforce.Inthisstorywomenwhoaretrappedandprohibitedfromdoinganyactivitiesdescribedthepositionofwomen,wheretheirthemind,creativity,andintellectareverylimited.WhilethefigureofJohnthatalwaysdominateddescribethepositionofmenthathavethefreedomtothinkandwork.Astheendingandconclusionofthestoryshelocksherselfintheroomandstripsoffallthewallpaperinherroomhomethenherhusbandunlockstheroomandseeswhatshehasdone.ItmeansthatItindicatesastateofmindandimaginationofthenarratorisatathetopofsaturation.Andshewantstogetoutoftheimmediateconfinementofgender. Finally,hecouldgetdesirablefreedom.Italsomarkingtheendofthedominanceofmenoverwomen
TheYellowWallpaper
CharlottePerkinsGilman
Thenarratorbeginsherjournalbymarvelingatthegrandeurofthehouseandgroundsherhusbandhastakenfortheirsummervacation.Shedescribesitinromantictermsasanaristocraticestateorevenahauntedhouseandwondershowtheywereabletoaffordit,andwhythehousehadbeenemptyforsolong.Herfeelingthatthereis“somethingqueer”aboutthesituationleadsherintoadiscussionofherillness—sheissufferingfrom“nervousdepression”—andofhermarriage.ShecomplainsthatherhusbandJohn,whoisalsoherdoctor,belittlesbothherillnessandherthoughtsandconcernsingeneral.Shecontrastshispractical,rationalisticmannerwithherownimaginative,sensitiveways.Hertreatmentrequiresthatshedoalmostnothingactive,andsheisespeciallyforbiddenfromworkingandwriting.Shefeelsthatactivity,freedom,andinterestingworkwouldhelpherconditionandrevealsthatshehasbegunhersecretjournalinorderto“relievehermind.”Inanattempttodoso,thenarratorbeginsdescribingthehouse.Herdescriptionismostlypositive,butdisturbingelementssuchasthe“ringsandthings”inthebedroomwalls,andthebarsonthewindows,keepshowingup.Sheisparticularlydisturbedbytheyellowwallpaperinthebedroom,withitsstrange,formlesspattern,anddescribesitas“revolting.”Soon,however,herthoughtsareinterruptedbyJohn’sapproach,andsheisforcedtostopwriting.
Asthefirstfewweeksofthesummerpass,thenarratorbecomesgoodathidingherjournal,andthushidinghertruethoughtsfromJohn.Shecontinuestolongformorestimulatingcompanyandactivity,andshecomplainsagainaboutJohn’spatronizing,controllingways—althoughsheimmediatelyreturnstothewallpaper,whichbeginstoseemnotonlyugly,butoddlymenacing.ShementionsthatJohnisworriedaboutherbecomingfixatedonit,andthathehasevenrefusedtorepapertheroomsoasnottogiveintoherneuroticworries.Thenarrator’simagination,however,hasbeenaroused.ShementionsthatsheenjoyspicturingpeopleonthewalkwaysaroundthehouseandthatJohnalwaysdiscouragessuchfantasies.Shealsothinksbacktoherchildhood,whenshewasabletoworkherselfintoaterrorbyimaginingthingsinthedark.Asshedescribesthebedroom,whichshesaysmusthavebeenanurseryforyoungchildren,shepointsoutthatthepaperistornoffthewallinspots,therearescratchesandgougesinthefloor,andthefurnitureisheavyandfixedinplace.Justasshebeginstoseeastrangesub-patternbehindthemaindesignofthewallpaper,herwritingisinterruptedagain,thistimebyJohn’ssister,Jennie,whoisactingashousekeeperandnurseforthenarrator.
AstheFourthofJulypasses,thenarratorreportsthatherfamilyhasjustvisited,leavinghermoretiredthanever.JohnthreatenstosendhertoWeirMitchell,thereal-lifephysicianunderwhosecareGilmanhadanervousbreakdown.Thenarratorisalonemostofthetimeandsaysthatshehasbecomealmostfondofthewallpaperandthatattemptingtofigureoutitspatternhasbecomeherprimaryentertainment.Asherobsessiongrows,thesub-patternofthewallpaperbecomesclearer.Itbeginstoresembleawoman“stoopingdownandcreeping”behindthemainpattern,whi
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