The Yellow Wallpaper
In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the main character is also the narrator of the story, called Jane. The main character was forced to move into a summer home by her husband to get better as she was not feeling well. Jane’s husband, who was a physician, decided that she was suffering from nervous depression and could only get better by resting. Everyone around Jane believes that writing would not make her condition better but worse. She even suspects that her sister-in-law, Jennie, also thinks writing is bad for her. This can be seen in the text where she says that she believes the writing is making her sick (“Project Gutenberg eBook of The Yellow Wallpaper”). However, something is striking about the way the main character or narrator carries herself throughout the story. She is very submissive to every suggestion presented to her by people around her life. Although she throws some tantrums occasionally, she does not do much about her situation. She appeared trapped in a hole that she could not get out of.
Throughout the story, it can be seen that the author achieved an atmosphere of uncertainty and confusion. The narrator selected in the first place is a person that is mentally disabled. The main character is ill and suffering, and it would be hard to determine whether her story is true or false. However, towards the end, it is evident that Jane’s life was not her own to live but was lived for her by the people surrounding her. She just lived and obeyed until it drove her insane and trapped with no other way of escaping other than death. Jane’s fantasies became her reality when the woman in the yellow wallpaper reflected her struggle to break free from the prison she was in. Telling the story from another character’s perspective would not fully highlight Jane’s life.
Work Cited
“The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.” Gutenberg, 2021, www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.
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Question 
The Yellow Wallpaper
Before you complete the Discussion Board, please review the weekly lecture(s) and read the assigned literary text in Required Resources.
The Yellow Wallpaper
We are reading a most unusual short story this week: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The reason why I chose this story is that it demonstrates just how important it is for a reader to contemplate not just what the plot of a story is (the summary of events) but also who tells the story. The narrator of a story is NOT the author who wrote the piece. The narrator is a fictional, made-up character created by the author for a specific, creative reason. Don’t be fooled! This is true even when the story is told in the 1st person. So let’s talk about the narrator of Gilman’s story:
- What do we know about her?
- What do you find the most striking about the narrator?
- Is there anything that confuses you about the way the story is told?
- Does your opinion change about the narrator by the end of the story?
- Finally, imagine the story told from a different character’s perspective. How would the story change?
Remember to support your opinions with details from the story.
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You can access Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” through this link: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm