Contrary Interpretations of The Yellow Wallpaper -- The Yellow Wallpape

Contrary Interpretations of The sensationalistic Wallpaper The Yellow Wallpaper was counterbalance published in New England Magazine in 1892. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an advocate for the forward motion of women, authored the short story. She intended the piece to bring to light the inherent awkwardness of the Weir Mitchell rest cure. Though this subject is addressed, many other pertinent topics ar broached, ever so subtly. Other themes in the book include the social occasion of women in a society dominated by men, the role of the mother, and how conquering can affect the mind of a creative individual. These themes, however, can be altered merely by how the tale is edited. I intend to signalise out some of the pertinent differences that exist between the full textual matter of the story and an abridged version, describing how they give the same story contrary interpretations. To split understand the differences I will be noting, one may dress it helpful to be familiar with the basic plot of The Yellow Wallpaper. some(prenominal) versions relate the story of a woman losing her mind. She has not been feeling thoroughly for some time, so her husband, a physician, decides a summer spent reposeful in the country would benefit her. While there, she is forbidden to write in her journal, as it indulges her imagination, which is not in accordance with her husbands wishes. scorn this, the narrator makes entries in the journal whenever she has the opportunity. Through these entries we learn of her obsession with the paper in her bedroom. She is enthralled with it and studies the paper for hours. She fancies she sees a woman trapped slow the pattern in the paper. The story reaches its climax when her husband must extract his way into the bedroom, only to find... ...woman being driven mad by her post in life. The wallpaper merely serves as a catalyst for her breakdown. This informative discrepancy, as well as the loss of authenticity and finally the enervating of Johns power, ultimately leaves the two versions of The Yellow Wallpaper outspoken to varying interpretations. Works Cited Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. Ed. Dale M. Bauer. Bedford Cultural Edition. Boston Bedford/St. Martins, 1998. ---. The Yellow Wallpaper. smashing American Short Stories. Pleasantville Readers Digest, 1977. 195-206. Works Consulted Golden, Catherine, ed. The Captive resource A Casebook on The Yellow Wallpaper. New York Feminist Press, 1992 Kasmer, Lisa. Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper A Symptomatic Reading. Literature and Psychology. 36, (1990) 1-15.