The Yellow Wallpaper Reading Response

This is a fabricated account statement, in classic form, has a plot, a conniption, a cast of causas, and a caput of view in which the story is told. The conflict of this story is the struggle of Jane a brightenst her husband and then afterwards her struggle against the wallpaper itself. However, it is the way in which the story is told and the unexpected terminus at the end of it that make it unique and part of the nineteenth century. The setting of this story takes place during the summer in a rented home that washbowl has acquired so that the cashier may rest and get well again.The story takes place about the time in which it was written, in the late 19th century. The house is a colonial mansion, which our fibber quickly tells us she thinks is haunted. It is in a rural setting surrounded by gardens and woods with a lovely shaded winding road leading up to the mansion. The important setting, which the narrator describes, is the room in which she stays. She goes into expli cit detail as she carefully describes the discolor wallpaper which consumes much and more of her attention. The wallpaper becomes a moving prison to our primary(prenominal) character, while other characters, like John, barely seem to chance upon its presence.There are non many characters in this story, but each unitary plays a vital role in giving the referee discernment into the mind of the writer and allowing the reader to come to a deeper understanding of the substance of the story. Jennie, a flat character and foil of the main character, is the main characters sister-in-law and is the caretaker of the home. She is the perfect and enthusiastic housekeeper and hopes for no better profession who serves as a substitute wife for Johns traditional family view. She is the imprison charr who is perfectly fine with her prison, even blaming the narrators malady on her untraditional thinking and writing.John, who is also a flat character, is the main characters husband and is the archetype of the 19th century fair male. He is a successful practical physician who treats his wife more like a patient than he does an equal partner. John is a representative image of the supreme sunlight, which in the story keeps the char substructure strict bars and prevents her from being free or creative. Though the narrator never explicitly tells us her name, the very end of the story says, Ive got out at last, said I, in spite of you and Jane. And Ive pulled remove most of the paper, so you cant put me back This is a clear indication to me that the narrators name is Jane, as revealed by the crazy woman (Jane) who now thinks she was the one in the wallpaper. The narrator of the story, Jane, is the main character and is a round character that is fully developed. She is representative of the woman imprisoned, unsatisfied with being merely the submissive housekeeper. Jane is like the less dominant moon, which in the story allows the bars of the wallpaper to move and fre e the woman in the wallpaper from her daytime prison. We are given an insight into Janes mind and opinions through her writings in her journal.This story is told in first-person narration. However, it is not in traditional story form, but it is constructed as if we are practice the hidden journal of the Jane who is telling, us alone, all her intimate thoughts. This also allows for the time-lapse in which the story skips over weeks at a time allowing the reader to gain an understanding of what is going on without having to read mundane and unimportant details. The chronological order of the journal also lends to it appearing as if it could be an echt journal the audience is reading.Although The Yellow Wallpaper has all the components of the average fictional story such as plot, a setting, characters, and is even told in a fairly common point of view, the brilliant writing of the story combine with the unique way in which it is presented, make for an exciting story that keeps the r eaders attention. The story is also a deep insight into the pens world and time revealing her own personal point of view. It is this creative writing, coupled with deep meaning and veiled in enamor writing, which assures this literary work will continue to remain a trademark of fiction.