The Yellow Wallpaper Reading Response

This is a fictional point, in classic form, has a plot, a setting, a cast of characters, and a point of view in which the recital is told. The conflict of this point is the struggle of Jane against her husband and then later her struggle against the w in allpaper itself. However, it is the focus in which the stage is told and the unexpected conclusion at the can of it that addle it unique and part of the nineteenth century. The setting of this story takes place during the summer in a rented home that tin can has acquired so that the teller may rest and get well again.The story takes place about the time in which it was written, in the late nineteenth century. The house is a colonial mansion, which our narrator quickly tells us she thinks is haunted. It is in a rural setting surrounded by gardens and woodwind with a lovely shaded winding road leading(p) up to the mansion. The chief(prenominal) setting, which the narrator describes, is the room in which she stays. She goes into explicit detail as she c atomic number 18 amply describes the white-livered wallpaper which consumes more and more of her attention. The wallpaper becomes a moving prison to our principal(prenominal) character, while different characters, kindred John, barely seem to notice its presence.There are not many characters in this story, but separately one plays a vital role in giving the empathiseer insight into the mind of the source and allowing the reader to come to a indistincter understanding of the message 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 traditionalistic family view. She is the imprisoned fair sex who is perfectly fine with her prison, til now blaming the narrators sickness 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 white male. He is a fortunate practical physician who treats his wife more like a patient than he does an equal partner. John is a representative image of the dominant sunlight, which in the story keeps the woman behind strict exclude and prevents her from being openhanded or creative. Though the narrator never explicitly tells us her name, the very end of the story says, Ive got out at last, give tongue to I, in spite of you and Jane. And Ive pulled off near of the paper, so you cant put me rear 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 barely the submissive housekeeper. Jane is like the less dominan t moon, which in the story allows the bars of the wallpaper to move and free the woman in the wallpaper from her daytime prison. We are given an insight into Janes mind and opinions through with(predicate) her writings in her daybook.This story is told in first-person narration. However, it is not in traditional story form, but it is constructed as if we are reading 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 tangible 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 sanely common point of view, the brilliant writing of the story co mbined with the unique way in which it is presented, make for an exciting story that keeps the readers attention. The story is also a deep insight into the sources world and time revealing her own personal point of view. It is this creative writing, coupled with deep meaning and veiled in captivating writing, which assures this literary work will continue to remain a hallmark of fiction.