John N. Mitchell

In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the unnamed narrator (often identifies as Jane) suffers from depression. Jane lives with her husband, John, in a secluded home with John’s sister, and the couple’s newborn son, whom Jane is not allowed to see. She is kept in the upstairs nursery and is not allowed to leave their home. Jane begins to see figures within the yellow wallpaper and soon becomes fixated on the “woman” that lives in it. The story describes a woman, Jane, with…

Not Negotiable: Trident Security Book 3.5 Shelby Whitman beat cancer several years ago, but the resulting physical and emotional damage left her feeling like less than a real woman. The comfort she found in the BDSM community brightened her world again, however, she kept the Doms at a distance. Play was fine. Relationships were not. And that was fine until Master Parker caught her eye. Now, her cancer has returned and she refuses to be a burden to anyone...especially the one man who has…

Throughout its 239 years of independence, the United States of America has experienced peace, war, and just about everything in between. American culture has evolved significantly since the 18th century, and nothing more effectively represents its centuries of triumphs and tragedies than the literature of American authors. Specifically through short stories, these authors discuss both personal and societal concerns of their times, and simultaneously interweave themes of life, love, and happiness…

In my opinion, the narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper" seems to be haunted. There are many reasons in the story that gives proof that the narrator is possessed. One of the reasons I think so is that the house she was being possessed in hasn't had a single owner in a long while. Another reason is that she starts behaving animal like and savagely. Another reason is that she tells her husband that she feels sick but instead of helping he pretends that it’s nothing to worry about. Furthermore, the…

“I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad. So I will let it alone and talk about the house.” (page 75) John and her moved to the ‘summer house’ which very well could have been described as a jail because of the isolation. Not only was she isolated from the outside world…

In both, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, and “The Metamorphosis” the characters have an obvious lack of communication and connection. In “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the narrator is silenced many times by her husband and or Doctor which happen to be the same person. In “The Metamorphosis”, the son Gregor is silenced not by his family but by his new transformation. In both, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, and “The Metamorphosis” Gregor and the narrator are silenced not by their own choice or actions but by…

The way that John treated the narrator’s depression went particularly wrong, but his intentions were to actually help her not make it worse. The narrator states that “he loves me dearly, and hates to have me sick.” telling the reader that even she knows he wants to help her heal (7). But since John knows no other than the male “superior” role, being her husband and doctor, he believes he has that authority…

Thirdly, Dillard heavily relies on pathos to show the inner conflict she is having with herself. When Dillard first mentions the fact that she lives alone with her cat, “I joke to her blank face, Do you remember last night? Do you remember?” (1). By using her cat and showing her unresponsiveness, the author displays her vulnerable struggle of having to live alone, having no one to share and discuss moments with. This contributes an emotional argument to what Dillard is giving up in order to…

Half way through the hero’s journey there’s the biggest battle the hero must face alone. It is this battle that will indicate if the person is worthy enough to be a hero. For Stephen this battle was taking care of his family. "Despite the financial strain, Hawking, like his own father, was conscious of the need to provide an upper-class education for his children on a middle-class salary. [...] She married Hawking fully aware of his condition, and for years, she chopped up every tiny morsel of…

The short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, is a first person gothic narrative that explores a woman’s mental experience on her own mental illness and how she is treated based on her demographics by the people around her. The story was placed in the late 19th century, in a time period when mental illness and mutual respect for women wasn’t entirely acknowledged as a whole. The narrator was brought into a new house with her husband, and senses an odd feeling in the home from the start. Her treatment…