The Importance Of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Writing Style In The Home
Paul has never secured such a refined place for me. Well, he has never put me in a “home” before. A massive dwelling with contemporary bathrooms and fluorescent lighting, it’s a place vastly superior to typical descriptions of antiquated and dusty assisted living centers. This place is well-furnished and far grander than I expected.
The place is impressive with its chiseled walnut doors and elaborate stone siding. But it’s a little too frivolous for my taste. How can such a sophisticated place be for sick old people? The extravagance is somehow disturbing.
But, perhaps the environment will help me as Paul wishes. Since Harry died, Paul worries excessively about my emotional state, something I never gave much thought. He claims I hear nonexistent voices in my head, but who isn’t distracted by noisy thoughts? Frankly, his suggestions of insanity are quite insulting. He’s very gifted at …show more content…
Since the story focuses on the main character’s struggles in the assisted living center, I titled the story “The Home”. Maintaining Gilman's diary format, I used asterisks to divide entries and wrote in the first person with minimal dialogue. Along with short declarative phrases, I used drawn out sentences to mimic long winded diary prose. The dashes and exclamations help reflect changes in the narrator's attitude. This short story reflects the Realist movement by depicting a typical lady’s struggle with isolation in a nursing home. The story illustrates the loneliness many parents experience after their matured children distance themselves. Like “The Yellow Wallpaper”, I added psychological horror by making the narrator mentally unstable and oblivious to her insanity I also kept the reason for the narrator’s stay in the institution ambiguous for further mystery. Thus, through similar syntax and parallels in theme, I mirrored the style and psychological horror of “The Yellow
The place is impressive with its chiseled walnut doors and elaborate stone siding. But it’s a little too frivolous for my taste. How can such a sophisticated place be for sick old people? The extravagance is somehow disturbing.
But, perhaps the environment will help me as Paul wishes. Since Harry died, Paul worries excessively about my emotional state, something I never gave much thought. He claims I hear nonexistent voices in my head, but who isn’t distracted by noisy thoughts? Frankly, his suggestions of insanity are quite insulting. He’s very gifted at …show more content…
Since the story focuses on the main character’s struggles in the assisted living center, I titled the story “The Home”. Maintaining Gilman's diary format, I used asterisks to divide entries and wrote in the first person with minimal dialogue. Along with short declarative phrases, I used drawn out sentences to mimic long winded diary prose. The dashes and exclamations help reflect changes in the narrator's attitude. This short story reflects the Realist movement by depicting a typical lady’s struggle with isolation in a nursing home. The story illustrates the loneliness many parents experience after their matured children distance themselves. Like “The Yellow Wallpaper”, I added psychological horror by making the narrator mentally unstable and oblivious to her insanity I also kept the reason for the narrator’s stay in the institution ambiguous for further mystery. Thus, through similar syntax and parallels in theme, I mirrored the style and psychological horror of “The Yellow