So I'm running out of things to blog about, but since it's the end of the quarter I thought I'd reflect on everything we've done and all the books and short stories we've read.
I came to conclusion that my favorite piece that we read, although it was weird and super creepy, was the yellow wallpaper. I'm the type of reader that likes to use my imagination and Charlotte Gilman left a lot of room for that. She never told you exactly what was going on and left a lot of open ends. I found myself confused and questioning the majority of the story, but it kept my intrigued and kept me reading.
At first I wasn't completely sure what relation it had to Jane Eyre, but I pieced some things together. For example the women caught in the room could represent Bertha, because both of them are locked in the attic of a house. The lady that was stuck behind the Yellow Wallpaper could represent Bertha, because she too was trapped and trying to escape, but she only got out and night, the same way Bertha only escaped her room at night.
As weird as it was, I found it kind of interesting. I also like the fact we didn't have to annotate and it was relatively short(:
I like your connection to how both got out only at night. I liked the imagining too--how you weren't sure if she was reliable or if she was really nuts! I kept laughing at the quirky lines she said because of how bizarre they were. What confused you in particular? I didn't get why she married the guy since he was so unfeeling.
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I agree with your opening statement Hannah. Great connection with the yellow wallpaper and Jane Eyre. I really liked how you connected Bertha and the lady behind the wallpaper.
ReplyDeleteI like the connection. Stories like that always make your imagination run wild and that's pretty cool. I never realized the resemblence, but they are very much similar.
ReplyDeleteReally nice post hannah! I never connected Bertha to the woman in Yellow Wallpaper, but it totally fits! I too really liked this reading, even if it did creep me out a little.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked Yellow Wallpaper, for the same reasons. I like to have things open ended, so you can decide for yourself what happened. I didn't think of Bertha and this crazy lady relating to eachother, but it really works. I also think the unreliable narrator makes things so much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteGood blog han! Even though The Yellow Wallpaper was one of my least favorite readings, I think it is cool how you related it to Jane Eyre. Keep up the good work.
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