https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm By: Tabitha Flores en-us 2022-02-03 15:16:59 UTC 2022-02-06 23:50:23 UTC hello@padlet.com tf42846 https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2027770133 One of the main themes that is presented in the story is that females can often feel a sense of imprisonment in the domestic sphere of marriage. This can directly be seen as the narrator says "I wrote for a while in spite of them; but its DOES exhaust me a good deal-having to be so sly about it, or else meet with heavy opposition." She is compelled not only to be physically incarcerated by her husband, but also emotionally imprisoned, ultimately  leading her to fall to insanity. ]]> 2022-02-03 15:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2027770133 tf42846 https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2028365284 The Yellow Wallpaper accentuates all the story's intangible emotions and attitudes. "The house is quite alone standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village... there are hedges and walls and gates that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners and people,” she says. Yes, it's a nice house, but it's set back from the road and has a lot of "locks" and "separate tiny buildings." This is a very remote (and isolating) location. The house is described as a place that binds and restricts people since it is secluded from the road and from society. The narrator is mostly limited to a within the house. The windows that gaze out everywhere are barred, and limitation. Outside her room, the narrator can view but not engage in what is going on. In this story, you can see that isolation plays a major role in mental health. The narrator's vivid imagination may have found а useful and healthy outlet in her writing in "The Yellow Wallpaper," but being obliged to repress her imagination by her husband and brother, drives her insane. Not being able to communicate or express yourself can lead to a distorted perception, high levels of anxiety, and even hallucinations.]]> 2022-02-03 20:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2028365284 tf42846 https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031924435 The author use tone, word choice and irony to convey a sense of derangement because in the story. The narrator is in a state of anxiety for much of the story, with flashes of sarcasm, anger, and desperation. Almost every aspect of "The Yellow Wallpaper" is ironic in some way." The narrator first describes the bedroom John has chosen for them, she attributes the room's bizarre features. The "rings and things" in the walls, the nailed-down furniture, the bars on the windows, and the torn wallpaper. She draws a conclusion that it must have once been used as a nursery. the reader sees that there is an equally plausible explanation for these details: the room had been used to house an insane person. he narrator assumes that Jennie shares her interest in the wallpaper, while it is clear that Jennie is only now noticing the source of the yellow stains on their clothing. The effect intensifies toward the end of the story, as the narrator sinks further into her fantasy and the reader remains able to see her actions from the "outside." By the time the narrator fully identifies with the trapped woman she sees in the wallpaper, the reader can appreciate the narrator's experience from her point of view as well as John's shock at what he sees when he breaks down the door to the bedroom.

]]> 2022-02-06 23:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031924435 tf42846 https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031932718 The narrators name in the story is not directly said. Therefore only what has been covered can help one understand the story through the feelings that the writer or narrator brings out. The significance of the first person narrative is that original information is given and the information remains original and cannot be distorted. It loses not loose its meaning and relevance. If the story was told from perhaps Johns point of view then these feelings from the narrator would not have came in. ]]> 2022-02-06 23:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031932718 tf42846 https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031936964 Throughout The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman uses symbolism to reveal her feelings of isolation and entrapment through the narrator. Some of this symbolism can be clearly interpreted, such as the woman who is seen in the wallpaper by the narrator. The “woman” is a reflection of the narrator herself, and feels trapped inside an area, and by extension a life, from where she is longing to be freed. Other symbols, such as the color of the wallpaper itself, is more up for debate by the readers. It can be argued that the pattern described as “one of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin,” and “when you follow the lame uncertain curves for a little distance they suddenly commit suicide” is symbolism for the pattern of oppression of women in society. It goes on and on, makes no sense, and ultimately leads to a self-inflicted death. The narrator later wonders if they all (the women in the wall) come out of the wallpaper as she did. The narrator is asking about the women in society who were seeking to be set free from the gender norms of the time. Those women were wanting to have the ability to express themselves freely, and be set free of the restraints of the yellowing, aging wallpaper.]]> 2022-02-06 23:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031936964 tf42846 https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031942976 The author uses imagery throughout the story to create a better picture in the reader's mind of how the woman is going crazy. For example, she describes the smell and look of the yellow wallpaper and explains how the main character thinks that it’s moving. This vivid description of the wallpaper helps create a clear picture in the reader's mind of what the room looks like and what the main character is seeing. The main character's thoughts is also described in depth which helps the readers understand what is going through her head. It shows how her insanity begins to shift throughout the story because of the wallpaper and because she is left alone each day. Imagery helps contribute to the overall theme of the story about insanity and oppression. ]]> 2022-02-06 23:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tf42846/siotwavxbh55rrcm/wish/2031942976