Gilman's Use of setting, conflict, and Symbolism

TITLE Gilman’s Use of Setting, Conflict, and Symbolism INTRO The narrator finds herself trapped in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses setting, conflict, and symbolism to describe the narrator’s feelings toward being trapped. Everyone is trapped in one-way or the other. Some people are trapped in their jobs; some are trapped in a marriage. Each person handles this feeling in a different way. DEVELOPMENT Gilman setting …

…the wallpaper is herself. (723) She does not know this until the end of the story. CONCLUSION Gilman successfully uses setting, conflict, and symbolism to describe a feeling inside of a person. Her husband was trying to help her but it did not work. Everyone is trapped in one-way or the other. Some people are trapped in their jobs; some are trapped in a marriage. Each person handles this feeling in a different way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**