The Yellow WallpaperThe Yellow Wallpaper

By Mathew Goldstein and Richie Johnson

By Mathew Goldstein and Richie Johnson

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““I’ve got at last, said I, “in I’ve got at last, said I, “in spite of you and Jane. And I’ve spite of you and Jane. And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so pulled off most of the paper, so you you can’t put me back!” Now why !” Now why should that man have fainted? should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had path by the wall, so that I had to to creep over him every time!every time!

““I’ve got at last, said I, “in I’ve got at last, said I, “in spite of you and Jane. And I’ve spite of you and Jane. And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so pulled off most of the paper, so you you can’t put me back!” Now why !” Now why should that man have fainted? should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had path by the wall, so that I had to to creep over him every time!every time!

That ManThat Man

As one can see the main character in this story

is referring to her husband as that man and not as her husband or John. This shows her

complete insanity due to the months of looking at this yellow wallpaper.

As one can see the main character in this story

is referring to her husband as that man and not as her husband or John. This shows her

complete insanity due to the months of looking at this yellow wallpaper.

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Can’t Put Me BackCan’t Put Me BackOur man character says that they will not be able to put her back into the paper because it is destroyed. This symbolizes women’s rights and how they destroyed the barrier that once existed between them and men, so men can not put them back into the less important role in society due to their abundance of rights they have acquired.

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Creep Over HimCreep Over HimBy the end of the story it came to the readers attention that the main character was walking around the room rubbing her shoulder against the wall. Now that her husband has fainted a new obstacle has entered for her to walk around. This also shows her insanity and also how she now does not care for her husband at all.

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…for really I wasn’t alone a bit! As soon as

it was moonlight and that poor thing began to crawl and shake the pattern, I

got up and ran to help her.

…for really I wasn’t alone a bit! As soon as

it was moonlight and that poor thing began to crawl and shake the pattern, I

got up and ran to help her.

Alone A BitAlone A Bit

This shows that the woman thinks that there is

someone else in the room with her. She believes that there is a woman inside of the yellow

wallpaper. This is just one of the very many signs that show her

starting to go insane.

This shows that the woman thinks that there is

someone else in the room with her. She believes that there is a woman inside of the yellow

wallpaper. This is just one of the very many signs that show her

starting to go insane. BACK

Help HerHelp HerThe woman believes that it is

her duty to let this girl out. Everyday she tries harder and harder to tear off this wallpaper and try let loose the woman she believes is inside this

wallpaper. At the end of the story you find out that the woman inside the

wallpaper was really the woman who was trying to get her out. Her being stuck inside the wallpaper symbolizes her as

a woman being stuck behind the constraints that society has made for

women.

The woman believes that it is her duty to let this girl out. Everyday she tries harder and harder to tear off this wallpaper and try let loose the woman she believes is inside this

wallpaper. At the end of the story you find out that the woman inside the

wallpaper was really the woman who was trying to get her out. Her being stuck inside the wallpaper symbolizes her as

a woman being stuck behind the constraints that society has made for

women. BACK

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I tried to lift and push it until I was lame, and then I got so

angry I bit off a little piece at one corner -- but it hurt my

teeth. Then I peeled off all the paper I could reach standing on

the floor. It sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it! All

those strangled heads and bulbous eyes and waddling fungus growths

just shriek with derision!

I tried to lift and push it until I was lame, and then I got so

angry I bit off a little piece at one corner -- but it hurt my

teeth. Then I peeled off all the paper I could reach standing on

the floor. It sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it! All

those strangled heads and bulbous eyes and waddling fungus growths

just shriek with derision!

Bit Off A Little PieceBit Off A Little Piece

In frustration the main character bit off a piece of the bed. Earlier in the story

the bed was described as bolted to the ground and gnawed at. This action explains why the

bed was gnawed at and it shows that other women who were banished to this room have gnawed at the bed as well.

In frustration the main character bit off a piece of the bed. Earlier in the story

the bed was described as bolted to the ground and gnawed at. This action explains why the

bed was gnawed at and it shows that other women who were banished to this room have gnawed at the bed as well.

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I Could ReachI Could Reach

In the beginning of the story the room’s

wallpaper was ripped and torn about as high as our

main character could reach. This shows that all the women prior to

her have also ripped off the wallpaper.

In the beginning of the story the room’s

wallpaper was ripped and torn about as high as our

main character could reach. This shows that all the women prior to

her have also ripped off the wallpaper.

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DerisionDerision

The women says that as she pulls off the paper the wall is yelling at her and mocking her. This can be a connected to the behavior of

men as women fought for their rights. As they were making

progress in their fight, just like the women in the story, the men mock them and tell them they can

not do it.

The women says that as she pulls off the paper the wall is yelling at her and mocking her. This can be a connected to the behavior of

men as women fought for their rights. As they were making

progress in their fight, just like the women in the story, the men mock them and tell them they can

not do it.BACK