Thursday, October 2, 2014

Act of Rebellion in "The Yellow Wall-Paper"

In the short story, "The Yellow Wall-Paper," a woman and her husband move into a new house that is a bit spooky.  In the beginning, the readers learn that her husband is very controlling and makes up her mind for her.  The narrator tries to be her own self but her husband continues to overrule her say and control her.  She starts to see a woman inside of the wallpaper and her act of rebellion is when she rips the wall paper off the wall.  On page 198 she says, "I've got out at last, said I, in spite of you and Jane.  And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!"  This line was important because the wall paper symbolizes that she is trapped under her husbands control and because she continued to rip off the wallpaper, she showed her freedom.

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