Monday, December 30, 2019
Analysis Of The Book The Yellow Wallpaper - 1367 Words
IIn the story, ââ¬Å"The Yellow Wallpaperâ⬠, the narratorââ¬â¢s husband has rented an old mansion in the country for the summer. John is relying on this vacation as the time for his wifeââ¬â¢s nervous condition to resolve itself with rest and medicines. As the story unfolds for the readers, it becomes apparent her husband, John, is monitoring her 24 hours a day. She feels somewhat condemned that she is unable to change her circumstances and she ends up as a victim, thus confirming the dominance of men over women during that period. Between the narratorââ¬â¢s controlling husband and the deterioration of her mind, she inevitably snaps and becomes completely delusional. All along the story, John, the husband believes he can cure his wife, manage herâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦They think it is all in her imagination as shown in how she views John, who is â⬠practical to the extreme [,] has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figuresâ⬠(238). John also forbids her to work until she is well and in the meantime, he prescribes ââ¬Å"phosphates or phosphites-whichever it is-and tonics, and air and exercise and journeysâ⬠(238). During this time, she believes that if allowed, ââ¬Å"less opposition and more society and stimulusâ⬠she would improve (239). She is showing her opposition to the directives provided, but she will submit to them because that is the acceptable expectation. The narrator understands that for a peaceful existence she must try to accept her position. As she succumbs to laying around, she starts to lose her strength and tells the reader, ââ¬Å"John says I mustnââ¬â¢t lose my strength [,] has me take cod liver oil and lots of tonics and things, to say nothing of the ale and wines and rare meatâ⬠(244). John is using his doctoring skills, anticipating that this will drive her back to health. She senses his love saying, ââ¬Å"He is very careful and loving, and hardly let me stir without special direction. [there is a] prescription for each hour in the day; he takes all care from [her], and so she feels basely
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