John N. Mitchell

(Gilman). These strange findings allude the fact that this room is a “rest cure” room of her era and not simply a tattered room because the rest of the house and garden are beautiful. The rest cure method was popularized the physician Silas Weir Mitchell, who primarily used it to treat “nervous women, who as a rule are thin, and lack blood” (9) through “rest, systematic feeding, and passive exercise” (10). This prescription not only makes her stay in this terrifying room but it also completely…

In the short story of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gillman writes an intriguing story that brings to light how women were identified through domestic roles in the Victorian era. She shows through a haunting experience and progression of the “resting-cure.” Through dark symbolism, descriptive and repetitive diction, and setting of events taken place, readers are able to understand how those roles denied women their freedom and independence. Throughout the story, Gillman shows…

The first person narration in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” allows the reader to gain an understanding of the main character through her dialogue, actions, and thoughts. Throughout the story, the narrator thoroughly describes the setting, which changes in her mind, over the course of her stay in the rental house. This change in the narrator's perception of the house and the world outside of her bedroom can allow readers to understand her feelings of isolation, depression,…

Imagine slowly realizing as you see your child and husband more you stomach and mind grows progressively sicker until you can no longer be near them, later leading to the point of such strong repulsion you cannot be on the same plane of existence. Gail Goodwin has an astonishingly amazing talent in writing her setting, characterization, and point of view along with their psychological appeals. These aspects create a dismal emotion and a dark plot as the point of view makes the actions of each…

In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens the female characters of Miss Havisham and Mrs. Joe embodied rebellious female figures that deny women’s prescribed behavior at home in the society of Victorian era. The two female characters depict vivid and determining roles that refuse motherhood, marriage and self-sacrifice in different ways, but the outcome of their denial is quiet equal: both of them are punished for the refusal of their expected maternal roles in drastic, violent ways. In the…

Dattani focuses on fractured interpersonal relationship within the familial relationship.There is a lack of emotional attachment and understanding towards others’ views and opinions found in the families.There is no familial concord in Tara Where There’s a Will, Thirty Days in September and Bravely Fought the Queen. Unrevealed mysteries cast their dark shadows upon the lives of the characters. The play Bravely Fought the Queen portrays the domestic violence and betrayal in the family of Dolly…

Vast catastrophe of one’s life “The Yellow wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkin is a journal an entry written by a woman who becomes obsessed by the wallpaper because her husband has confined her to the bedroom of a house. The narrator uses symbols to demonstrate the oppression of women by men and the struggle for equality during the 1800s. Also, these three symbols show the women’s imprisonment, inevitable madness, and isolation that end in despair. First of all, the yellow wallpaper itself is one…

"Trifles" is a one act play based in the early 20th century that includes strong feminist elements that fit well with the time and the world-wide women's rights movement. The play is a murder mystery surrounding the Wrights, Mrs. Wright the wife, and John Wright the murder victim. The story also uses the general mood of society toward women and how they were viewed as beneath most men and not having the intelligence or ability to perform as well as men in most situations. The play shows the…

PART A 1) On pages 42-43 of ‘The Fatal Equilibrium’ Henry Spearman’s daughter, Patricia, makes an error when discussing demand. She discusses what would happen to her ‘quantity demanded’ if there was a gorilla in her waiting room, rather than ‘demand’. As we read we can see that Henry’s exasperated reaction is to cringe slightly with laughter, although he wants to tell his daughter she has made an error, he decides against it. When talking about quantity demanded - the amount of a product people…

Someone once said, “ Life is like an elevator: on your way up, sometimes, you have to stop and let some people off.” Sal’s life is just like this quote when Sal had to let go of her mother but, didn’t want to. Sal could not accept her mother’s death but eventually she does. In the book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech one theme is that happiness can be found in even the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light. One of the best themes is that happiness can be found…