Essays Tagged: "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Symbolism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"

In literature, many authors use the technique of using symbolism to help their point come across to the reader. Symbols are objects ... symbolism to help their point come across to the reader. Symbols are objects that take on more than their obvious meaning. Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses symbolism in many of her works. Her most famous ... ic story is ?The Yellow Wallpaper.? Gilman experienced post part-um depression after her daughter Katherine was born. The treatment she was prescribed became the basis for this spectacular story. In ? ...

(3 pages) 388 0 4.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. a commentary on the male oppression of women in a patriarchal society

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper is a commentary on the male oppression of women in a patriarchal society. Howev ... an interesting look at one woman's struggle to deal with both physical and mental confinement. This theme is particularly thought-provoking when read in today's context where individual freedom is one ... ual freedom is one of our most cherished rights. This analysis will focus on two primary issues: 1) the many vivid images Gilman uses to illustrate the physical and symbolic confinement the narrator e ...

(5 pages) 237 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Faces on the Wall: "The Yellow Wall Paper" The husband's intention is for his wife to get well, however, his way of doing so drives her to depression and insanity.

Faces On The WallIn Charolette Perkins Gillman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" it is evident that good i ... ellow Wallpaper" it is evident that good intentions do not always produce good results. I am making the assumption that because the time this story takes place is in an era in which such practices see ... ow wallpaper to look at that "is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing." (209) Rather than help the narrator, the tactic used drives the woman to ...

(1 pages) 109 0 5.0 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Yellow War Paper

The story "The Yellow Wallpaper" written by Charlotte Gilman Perkins told us a sad story about a wom ... from depression. After being isolated for a few months, she had become a real mental ill person at the end. In the story, through narrator's writing we deeply understand how she felt. How she had bee ... or doing almost nothing except resting. She described her frustration for living in a room that had the yellow wallpaper that she hated the most. What she could do was to stare at the wallpaper and to ...

(3 pages) 89 0 4.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

'The yellow wallpaper' , Charlote Perkins Gilman

A woman's Struggled Obsession for Universal Rights:"The Yellow Wallpaper", Charlotte Perkins Gilman.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) developed a sev ... , Charlotte Perkins Gilman.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) developed a severe depression after the birth of her only child. Unfortunately, she was treated by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, who forbade her ... et for recovery. Her condition only worsened and ultimately resulted in divorce.Upon first reading "The Yellow Wallpaper," we can see the relationship between the narrator and her husband John as cari ...

(4 pages) 220 0 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow WallpaperThe Yellow Wallpaper, a story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and first publ ... y written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and first published in 1892, is a mind-boggling journey where the writer expresses her feelings in very vivid details. The writer's details and use of imagery cap ... details. The writer's details and use of imagery capture the readers' imaginations in a way unlike other short stories, and such a story with a disturbing but brilliant analysis it has had a profound ...

(6 pages) 373 0 3.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

the yellow wallpaper disscuss mental illness

DISSCUSS THE WAY IN WHICH GILMAN WRITES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSCharlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper, ... man's "The Yellow Wallpaper," relays to the reader something more than a simple story of a woman at the mercy of the limited medical knowledge in the late 1800's. Gilman creates a character that expre ... 800's. Gilman creates a character that expresses real emotions and a psyche that can be examined in the context of modern understanding. "The Yellow Wallpaper," written in first person and first publi ...

(9 pages) 202 0 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Comparison of main female characters(Jane, Edna Pontellier, and Louise Mallard) from the novels written by , The Awakening, The Yellow Wallpaper and The Story of an Hour.

The narrator (Jane) of The Yellow Wallpaper and the character Edna Pontellier from The Awakening and ... Pontellier from The Awakening and Louise Mallard of The Story of an Hour are equally trapped within the boundaries of male domination. These boundaries come from their husbands, whom will not allow th ... domination. These boundaries come from their husbands, whom will not allow them to right to express themselves as individuals. They are to be "the wives" and nothing more. Not content with the situati ...

(1 pages) 92 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The following essay is an analysis of The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, using feminist criticism.

Feminist Reading of The Yellow WallpaperImages of women creeping around behind wallpaper that is yellow and grotesque, d ... otesque, defiled by esoteric patterns with images of bulbous eyes and strangled heads sounds like either the work of a brilliant impressionist or the ravings of a lunatic. While the story may overtly ... le the story may overtly appear to indicate the latter possibility, closer examination reveals that the wallpaper is not merely an obsession of a deranged woman, but a metaphor for a patriarchal cultu ...

(12 pages) 258 1 3.1 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Women's starvation in the early 20th century.

Women's HungerStarvation is defined as a state of extreme hunger resulting from the lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period. Being deprived emotionally, physically, and ... eriod. Being deprived emotionally, physically, and psychologically by dominating forces are some of the restraints endured by humans, especially women of the nineteenth century. In a male-dominated so ... by humans, especially women of the nineteenth century. In a male-dominated society, men subjugated the women, who were forced into a life of confinement and limitation. Nora from Henrik Ibsen's play ...

(6 pages) 121 3 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

a short summary/analysis of Gilbert's short story "The yellow wallpaper."

The Yellow Wallpaper.Gilbert's chronical of her own descent into madness is set in a remote, isolate ... ndings, and more in particular and old nursery in which Gilbert is imprisoned for her own "sanity". The ironic point is that it is the cure for her " insanity" that creates the insanity she ultimately ... nowhere to go except madness. As a parallel to Kate Chopin"s " Story of an Hour" in which death was the escape to freedom, Gilbert emphasizes that the narrators only escape to freedom was madness.The ...

(2 pages) 163 1 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Bertina DukeGrahamEnglish 102April 17, 2003The Resurrection of Feminism in "The Yellow Wallpaper"Ghost stories often contain mystery and confus ... in "The Yellow Wallpaper"Ghost stories often contain mystery and confusion; however, the mystery of the ghost story is, is the narrator a ghost or a character in the story. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," ... ns Gilman decides to write this short story in narrative form; however, some reader may not depict "The Yellow Wallpaper" as a ghost story, nut may depict it as a feminist story. During the eighteenth ...

(3 pages) 291 0 3.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Analysis of "the yellow wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman.

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman is a dramatic story about a woman who is suffering from po ... by Charlotte Gilman is a dramatic story about a woman who is suffering from postpartum depression. The story illustrates the subjugated role of women prior to the feminist movement. When Gilman first ... o the feminist movement. When Gilman first wrote the tale it was deemed too offensive to print. "In the 1890s editors, and especially Scudder, still officially adhered to a canon of "moral uplift" in ...

(5 pages) 303 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Womans Issues and the Yellow Wallpaper.

Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story that deals with many different issues that woman in the 19th c ... ith many different issues that woman in the 19th century had to deal with on a daily basis. Some of these issues were within their control, but many of them were outside of the realm of control for wo ... I will focus on is how restricted societal roles can cause insanity. I will do this by deciphering the meaning of the "yellow wallpaper" and its symbolism. In my opinion, I believe that once we get a ...

(6 pages) 209 0 4.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis".

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" contain many similarities. They both have th ... "Metamorphosis" contain many similarities. They both have the common theme of the deterioration of the main character's life and mind, as well as the theme of the ostracism of outcasts in society. Th ... fe and mind, as well as the theme of the ostracism of outcasts in society. They also both deal with the main characters gaining a freedom through the demise of their previous lives. The woman in "The ...

(6 pages) 88 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher", Perkins "The Yellow Wallpaper", Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily."

In the 18th century, gothic literature was originally written as a response to the age of reason and th ... cs of England. Gothic literature containing anti-Catholic sentiments and mythical aspects, explored the tension between what is feared and what is desired. The stories were usually set in some kind of ... ng that portrayed human decay and created an atmosphere of mystery and suspense. Frequently, one of the main characters would be some sort of damsel in distress, threatened by another male character. ...

(10 pages) 247 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

"The Yellow Wallpaper", written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Mind over MatterThe Yellow Wallpaper, written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, tells about a young women suffering from ... y post-pardom depression after having her baby boy) and a husband that is controlling of her due to the illness. The young women is lead to believe that she is very ill and what her husband says is be ... women is lead to believe that she is very ill and what her husband says is best for her, is really the best for her. The character of the story gradually realizes that she knows what is best for her ...

(5 pages) 160 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Womens issues in the 1800´s.

In comparing the three authors and the literary works of women authors, Kate Chopin (1850 -1904), "The Awakening" ... women authors, Kate Chopin (1850 -1904), "The Awakening", Charlotte Perkins Gilman's (1860-1935), "The Yellow Wallpaper", and Edith Wharton's (1862-1937) "Souls Belated", many common social issues re ... l issues related to women are brought to light, and though subtly pointed out are an outcry against the conventions of the time. In these three stories, which were written between 1899 and 1913, the e ...

(4 pages) 106 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This essay about "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins, is an overview of the story and the main charachter dealing with post pardon depression.

The Yellow Wallpaper"The Yellow Wallpaper", written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story of a wom ... a woman in the late 1800s who suffers from psychological illness and her husbands treatment or lack there of. The story's alteration from the pure mind of a female, into the perspective of a disturbed ... the pure mind of a female, into the perspective of a disturbed woman changes what the reader sees. The entire story is told from the mind of the disturbed wife:"A colonial mansion, a hereditary estat ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

THE YELLOW WALLPAPER: A literary analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gillman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" from a feminist perspective.

In her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman symbolically portrays women's treatment and confinem ... bolically portrays women's treatment and confinement by men in the nineteenth century. Gilman wrote the account more than one hundred years ago, driven directly by her own personal experiences of havi ... directly by her own personal experiences of having to face the male-dominated society she lived in.The female narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is suffering from a "temporary nervous condition," whi ...

(3 pages) 391 2 4.9 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers