ENGLISH 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper, Unreliable Narrator
2 Feb 2017
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Despite the fact that it may be from the past, it still resinates, in particular to gender dynamics. Response to how women mental state was criticized and treated, response of a personal nature by the author. We might read gilman"s ction as an extension of her progressive political and social politics, particularly her involvement in women"s rights. Con ation: (of character of setting) linked to the psychological principle of. Overdetermination . the connecting of two characters, they are seen as one. Short paragraphs - a staccato style of narration. The yellow wallpaper responds to 19th century medical practice, particularly around women mental health. Provides alternative, 1st person context for enchanting hysteria and. Madness (mental illness ascribed to women: hysteria = af iction of the womb in greek) A critical response to the rest cure promoted in the late 19th century by dr. weir.
