The point of view and tone of “The Yellow Wallpaper” Entry英语论文

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1、Thepointofviewandtoneof“TheYellowWallpaper”EntryAbstract:”TheYellowWallpaper”isafirst-personnarrativewhichgivesthe“madwoman”discoursetotellthestoryofherown.Inhernarrative,wecanfeelanironictonewhichisachievedbyemployinganaïvenarrator.whoseemssomewhatunawar

2、eofhowherstorywillshockthelistener.Theimagegroup“MadwomanintheAttic”hassuchalongandprofoundhistorythatitcannotbeignoredbycriticsanylonger.SinceSandraM.GilbertandSusanGubarliberatedthemadwomenfromtheattic,thosesilentwomenbegantohaveastoryoftheirown.Signifi

3、cantly,weareabletoperceiveahistoryoftheirrepresentationwhichisalso“hisstory”,identicalwiththestoryofhisoppression.Inthisstory“TheYellowWallpaper”,itisagreatrevolutiontohavea“madwoman”orjustawomanasaleadingroletellingherownstorywhetheritistrueornot.Compare

4、dwithOpheliainthe“Hamlet”orthosewomenfigureswhoareeitherangelsordevils,thisisindeedliberation.However,thisdiffersfromthepreviousnarrationaswell.OpheiaorMissHavishamin”GreatExpectation”arebothclaimedbytheotherstobemadwomenandthedescriptionsprovidedseemtobe

5、theevidencesaccordingly.Incontrast,asthenarratoristhewomanherself,wecannoteasilyfindtheevidencetoprovehermadness.AndthisisalsodifferentfromtheWideSargassoSeawhichemploysthefirst-narrativealikefortheheroineiscompletelyaphysicallyandmentallysanewomanwhoisgr

6、aduallydriventomadnessundertheoppressionofthepatriarchywhoturnsouttobe“madwomanintheattic”.Wecanclearlyseethewholeprogressanditseemstoberational,whileCharlottePerkinsGilmandoesnotgiveanyobjectiveclueaboutthewoman,notaword.Whatwecangetisonlyhernarration,ao

7、ne-sidedstatement.Thenhere’sthequestion:Ifweshouldnotbuythemadwomanstorytwistedbymalediscourse,whyshouldwesoeasilybuyastorynarratedbyapossiblymadwoman?Isshemadallthewaythroughornotmadatallormadsometimesandsanesometimeswhichcanbecalledsplitpersonalityorare

8、thereanyotherpossibilities?Itseemsthatthewomanstartsasanaïvenarrator,butbecomesincreasinglyawareoftheinjusticethathasbeendonetoherandgoescompletelymadattheendofthestory.Ifthat’strue,howmuchofthestorycanwebelievethen