Layers of Fiction
Symbolism is represented by levels of pragmatic and figurative meaning. As an example, in “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Gilman incorporates the very wallpaper to represent this idea. The wallpaper displays more than just symbolism; it also shows the time period and theme of the story. These elements of fiction are also supported by the first person narration in helping the reader understand and analyze the text. This combination helps to show the relationships of the protagonist, overall setting, and theme of the story.
The narrator of the story is deemed to be “increasingly depressed and indefinably ill” (MacPike 286). She is diagnosed with this illness by her husband, John, and her brother who are both high standing physicians. Doctors at this time were noted to always be right no matter the opposing opinion. However, the narrator has a different stance on the matter and states, “Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good” (Gilman 1).Though, she is under rule of her husband and is often treated like a child. John even refers to …show more content…
"Escaping the Jaundiced Eye: Foucauldian Panopticism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's `The Yellow.." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter94, p. 39.
Gioia, Dana, and X.J. Kennedy. Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Pearson.
Johnson, Greg. "Gilman's Gothic Allegory: Rage and Redemption in "The Yellow Wallpaper." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 26, no. 4, Fall89, pp. 521-530.
MacPike, Loralee. “Environment as Psychopathological Symbolism in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper .’ Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, edited by Thomas J. Schoenberg, vol 201, Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center
Murillo, Cynthia. "The Spirit of Rebellion: The Transformative Power of the Ghostly Double in Gilman, Spofford, and Wharton." Women's Studies, vol. 42, no. 7, Oct/Nov2013, pp.
Symbolism is represented by levels of pragmatic and figurative meaning. As an example, in “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Gilman incorporates the very wallpaper to represent this idea. The wallpaper displays more than just symbolism; it also shows the time period and theme of the story. These elements of fiction are also supported by the first person narration in helping the reader understand and analyze the text. This combination helps to show the relationships of the protagonist, overall setting, and theme of the story.
The narrator of the story is deemed to be “increasingly depressed and indefinably ill” (MacPike 286). She is diagnosed with this illness by her husband, John, and her brother who are both high standing physicians. Doctors at this time were noted to always be right no matter the opposing opinion. However, the narrator has a different stance on the matter and states, “Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good” (Gilman 1).Though, she is under rule of her husband and is often treated like a child. John even refers to …show more content…
"Escaping the Jaundiced Eye: Foucauldian Panopticism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's `The Yellow.." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter94, p. 39.
Gioia, Dana, and X.J. Kennedy. Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Pearson.
Johnson, Greg. "Gilman's Gothic Allegory: Rage and Redemption in "The Yellow Wallpaper." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 26, no. 4, Fall89, pp. 521-530.
MacPike, Loralee. “Environment as Psychopathological Symbolism in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper .’ Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, edited by Thomas J. Schoenberg, vol 201, Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center
Murillo, Cynthia. "The Spirit of Rebellion: The Transformative Power of the Ghostly Double in Gilman, Spofford, and Wharton." Women's Studies, vol. 42, no. 7, Oct/Nov2013, pp.