In the "Birthday Party," Katherine Brush shows what- at a glance- seems to be a non-suspicious dinner between a happily, "unmistakably," married couple; yet, when examined closer is obviously a dinner gone wrong. Her use of syntax, along with other literary devices, help show how a book shouldn't be judged by its cover.…
The world of business is often complicated and unpredictable, as are many aspects of life. The conflict between the use of "it's the real thing" for the advertisement of Coca-Cola and the novel "Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher," is quite humorous, to the point of absurdity. The letters both present each side of the case; however, the one written by Richard Seaver is far more persuasive.…
Charlotte was born in the United States but sailed to Great Britain at the age of six to receive the proper education for a person of her class. At the beginning of the story Charlotte is a gentle woman and social snob who considers it improper to mingle with people such as sailors. When a sailor named Zachariah tries to befriend her she tries to leave but is stopped as he gives a dirk for protection. Part of her training taught her to obey and accept authority without question which leads to problems during her journey to the United States.…
It doesn 't seem she cares about school or the people that she hurts. She only cares about being close to someone at all times. “ Any book I gave her she treated like a kid treats a Christmas present---fascination for a day and then the quick pall of boredom; by the end of the week it was flung across the room and submerged” (272).This showed that Charlotte cared about only what she wanted to at certain times. In that case, the people that had relations with her got hurt. Charlotte remained the same towards the end of the story in that she had already hurt two people 's feelings but was in the process of hurting someone else as well. “The guy was some other guy that she 'd been sleeping with on the days when she wasn 't with me” (274). Once again Charlotte 's selfish side rose again. She did this act not caring who was hurt in the…
She feels that she is a “burden” to him because of her “nervous troubles”. John seems to treat the narrator as if she really does have something wrong with her even though her “case is no serious”. He tells her that “nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fantasies”. He puts the narrator in a “nursery” as if she is a small child. He refers to her as a “blessed little goose”. He also tries to keep her away from all contact with people. He tells her that her baby makes her “so nervous” and when she wants her cousins to visit he tells her that “he would as soon put fireworks in my pillow-case as to let me have those stimulating people about now”. The narrator describes the wallpaper as “torn off in spots and it sticketh closer than a brother,” which talks about her relationship with John which is strong but they still have a few problems. Also she says, “must have had perseverance as well as hatred” which means that she believes in John and thinks that he is doing what’s best for her however she does have a feeling of hatred sometimes for him because he keeps her locked in and doesn’t treat her as a normal…
A major aspect that Charlotte Perkins Gilman utilizes in order to show that the narrator is suffering from an illness is through…
I choose to analyze this text not only the dialogue between Deborah, a nine-year-old, and Miss Sherry but…
Cited: Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. Project Gutenberg ed. [New York]: Feminist, 1973. PDF.…
These self-propelled illusions were stimulated, to a large extent, by the literary foundation on which her brain was working, mixed by anxiety and suppression of ideas. Charlotte liked to imagine things and one might be able to do restrict the mode of communication of one’s perceptions but they are not able to prevent the expressions that speak out one way or the other. Instead of easing the nervousness and anxiety that had caused the problem, the scheme of treatment enforced on Charlotte clashed with her personality. She was more of an independent sort of a person where the idea of concealing one’s worries under the pretext of easing mental stress deceives natural evolution of ideas. The consequence, as we see in this account, is a severe alteration of the mental disorder, marked by disfiguration in metamorphic sense of…
Edelstein, Sari. “Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Wallpaper.” Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers 24.1 (2007): 72. Academic OneFile (InfoTrac). Web. 11 Nov 2011.…
In the story, Marian, "a young Campfire girl", sets out a visit to the Old Lady House. She wears "a red coat and her straight yellow hair is hanging down loose from the pointed white cap all the little girls are wearing this year." This suggests us that she is not a self-conscious individual. She pays the visit for unquestioning duty since all other campfire girls do so. Her motive is also for the points, which reward on her project. The author also gives way to Marian's selfish nature when she states to the nurse that "I have to pay a visit to some old lady." She shows little respect in the way she phrases her statement. By saying she has to pay a visit reinforces us think that she is there not of her own free will. She does not care who she visits, just as long as the person is an elderly woman.…
Mrs. Wilson is a housewife and a very prejudiced woman. Because of her subtle racism and prejudgment, she assumes that the black boy, Boyd, is poor. She is confused and offended when the, assumed, poor black boy denies her gifts. In her eyes he should be grateful; “There are many little…
A letter between man and wife has the capacity to be powerful, intimate and beautiful. However, in the case of Arthur's letter to Lauchlin in the opening pages of Andrea Barrett's Ship Fever, the language Arthur uses when addressing his wife Susanna is cold and removed. Due to the circumstances of Arthur overseas and Susanna at home in Quebec, letter writing proved to be the only possible form of communication between them at the time. While the exchange of letters provides the writer with the ability to have slow and indirect communication with the receiver, Arthur distanced himself from his wife and chose to address his letter to Lauchlin instead. Thus, in this instance, letter writing served as a barrier between Susanna and Arthur; Arthur not only fails to write his wife directly, but also mentions her to Lauchlin in a brief and obtuse manner. Upon receiving the letter, Lauchlin, who seemingly has more compassion for Susanna than Arthur does, chooses to appease Susanna and deliver the letter’s message in a more sympathetic manner. Ultimately, the way in which Arthur communicates, or fails to communicate with his wife signifies a distant and problematic relationship between them that continues to manifest itself in the remainder of the novella.…
One day, after the asylum's trustees have made their monthly visit, Judy is informed by the asylum's dour matron that one of the trustees has offered to pay her way through college. He has spoken to her former teachers and thinks she has potential to become an excellent writer. He will pay her tuition and also give her a generous monthly allowance. Judy must write him a monthly letter, because he believes that letter-writing is important to the development of a writer. However, she will never know his identity; she must address the letters to Mr. John Smith, and he will never reply.…
The mother of the author, Mrs. S was a lady of simplicity. She didn’t seem to have seen the harsh and cruel side of this two-faced world. She could easily befriend people, and rather more easily, trust them. That’s why she trusted Mrs. Dorling, who was just an acquaintance of her, and allowed her to keep all her precious belongings for the time being. Moreover, she was so kindhearted that she was sympathetic enough for Mrs. Dorling, who had to carry all her heavy articles all alone. In contrast, Mrs. Dorling was an absolute thief, a unique combination of cunningness and betrayal. She cheated Mrs. S and seized her very precious belongings very wittingly. She can be called a perfectionist in this ‘occupation’ of hers.…