"The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Gilman, is a first person narrative following a woman's descent into madness. Based off the title alone, I assumed the story would heavily involve the wallpaper, but I did not expect the story to be about how the wallpaper causes a woman to be crazy. In that regard, there are various similarities between the themes, ideas, and characters of this story with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart".
I thought "The Yellow Wallpaper" was a good read. The story provides enough character details to show how their actions affect the main character (the woman). Also, the descriptions and details that are used by the author portray how the woman's descent into paranoia happens progressively over time. The use of imagery is amazing, especially when the story goes into detail about how the patterns on the wall change into different shapes in the eyes of the woman. I definitely recommend this story to others.
I definitely agree with you! the characters roles definitely influenced the actions of the main character. the imagery was also amazing, such as the wall shapes transforming over time. that was something i hadn't thought about or even picked up. great review!
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