The house in this story seems to have an eery feel. The narrator is told that this room was used as a “nursery”, and she assumes that it was later turned into a gymnasium due to the rings hanging from the walls and the bars on the windows. But I think something a little more cynical may have taken place in this room than the narrator is led to believe.
Throughout the story the narrator gives you a lot of insight into her illness. She states that her husband doesn't like her writing because it doesn't help her get better, she makes many references to her baby back home, and she becomes entranced by this wall that she comes to believe a women is trapped in. Postpartum was my initial thought process as to the narrators illness. But, based of
Throughout the story the narrator gives you a lot of insight into her illness. She states that her husband doesn't like her writing because it doesn't help her get better, she makes many references to her baby back home, and she becomes entranced by this wall that she comes to believe a women is trapped in. Postpartum was my initial thought process as to the narrators illness. But, based of