ENG 1100C Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: The Yellow Wallpaper
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Author wrote it not to drive people crazy but to save them from going crazy. It is her way of getting her thoughts out (as an escape) Its frowned upon by john because she"s supposed to be resting. Only way to express herself openly, but cannot share it with anybody else: she"s tried all the time. Husband has diagnosed her with this but we don"t know for sure: hallucinating at times. Keeps changing: later becomes distrustful of jennie and has fear of john, wallpaper, yellow. Sickly yellow: reflection of her marriage or life. Description of wall paper: upside down eyes (382) She"s laying down looking at everything in reverse. She"s not on equal level with her husband: odor. Thought of burning the house to find the smell: john was going to change the wallpaper. He doesn"t change it because they"re only staying for 3 months and he doesn"t want to give in to her needs.
