John N. Mitchell

light and the color green. Traditionally, the symbol of light has been seen as something good and peaceful, as in “Genesis I”, where God creates light and sees that it is “good” Similarly, the color green is associated with “safety” (“Green, Adj. and N.1”). While Varka goes feel safe and good near the end of the story, her safety is fostered through the murder of a child. So, it is not good or safe at all. In this way, Chekhov flips the normal convention of what the reader…

about a woman who is diagnosed with “nervous depression” by her physician. The physician is a high standing doctor, John who is also her husband. Her brother is a well-known physician also of high standing and he too gives her the same diagnosis “nervous depression”. With this diagnosis she is prohibited from any work and never to touch pen and pencil again as long as she lived. John takes her out for a three month vacation to a colonial mansion so she can rest and get well from the depression…

unequal status of women in her writings. In the story “The Yellow Wall Paper” she critiques the position of the narrator as a woman in her marriage. The main issue that the narrator deals with in the story is her nervous condition and her husband, John, suppressing and restricting method of treatment for her condition. Her Husband’s way of treating the nervous condition leads to a conflict within the narrator’s mind which begins to give her a clearer understanding of her own powerlessness. In…

anxiety and depression she is facing. She does not want to come to the conclusion that her husband is oppressing her as well. The narrator’s husband, John is really controlling the marriage. With John…

far to say it is self-destructive and suicidal. She has previously informed the audience that her husband and physician, John, is treating her for “nervous depression.” Although she has not specified as to whether she has attempted to take her own life before, she does express immense frustration with her illness. She writes, “These nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing. John does not know how much I really suffer” (44-45). Based on the narrator’s disturbing description of the pattern,…

takes place in a colonial mansion. The mansion seems very eerie; the author compares it to a haunted house. The author’s tone gives the reader a clear idea of the type of story it will be. The narrator begins the story by talking about her husband, John; she tells the audience that he is a doctor and explains that she is sick. Charlotte Gillman uses symbolism, irony, and similes to strengthen the story line of “The Yellow Wallpaper”. The narrator seems to think that her illness is not as bad…

Emily Harr Professor Coakley October 18, 2015 Annotated Bibliography The Yellow Wallpaper I chose The Yellow Wallpaper because I wanted better clarification of the story especially because I saw similarities between Gilman and the Narrator. One issue that the book represents is the inferior feeling that man places on women in the household. Woman are often given the domestic chores and men do the working chores. Another issue is the downplay of mental health. I picked this story because I…

explaining how she feels and that her mind can’t stay fixated on one topic for a long period of time. She jumps from one idea to the next, like her mind is racing in every which direction. She goes from describing the summer estate to talking about John, her husband. She asks questions, generally at the end of each paragraph, showing that she can’t finish her thoughts and she is unsure about many things. The way she presents her thoughts in this passage depicts the way she behaves in the rest of…

In some parts of the world we still have a male dominant society, benefiting men in jobs, marriages, education and etc. Within the book the narrator feels somewhat dominated by John. Even though John doesn’t use any violence or abusive language which is common in third world countries today, the narrator has little say in her choices and what she wants to do. The problem with equality doesn’t only occur in marriages though, this problem…

and the way that he treats the narrator. The narrator’s husband, John, makes the narrator stay in this house claiming that it will help her mental state which shows us that men had more control…