How Characterization Troubles Gender Readings of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

This literary analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" argues for an interpretation of the story oriented around personal and individual responsibility. The student identifies the power dynamics of the plot as character-driven and interpersonal, rather than related to gender dynamics.

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"You do a good job in this essay of clearly stating the thesis and ensuring each moment of the discussion directly connects to that claim, and I enjoyed reading a new take on a story that has an engrained set of analyses. Swimming against the current, however, does require a certain rigor and rhetorical approach that you will want to make sure is present on the page, including responding directly to accepted interpretations, which the reader brings with them as prefab counterarguments. Understanding this will be especially important when you address the end of the story: if she understands her loss of control, help the reader understand the chaotic ending scene in that light. I suspect using more textual details regarding the room and the wallpaper will help pin down your approach across the essay, as well.

In terms of lower-order elements, make sure to proofread for errors and to catch some unclear phrasing. Also, some line breaks toward the end of the document make the discussion a little hard to follow -- clean up the formatting before a final submission so your reader's experience is smooth throughout."

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