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Symbolic Meanings of The Yellow Wallpaper: Thesis Revision Journey

As Pat delves deeper into her research on "The Yellow Wallpaper," she realizes the need to revise her thesis. Discover her interpretations, selections, and the symbolic portrayal of societal norms in the 19th century. Join her on this educational journey of transformation.

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Symbolic Meanings of The Yellow Wallpaper: Thesis Revision Journey

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  1. III. Revising the Thesis As Pat reads more about her topic, she comes to the conclusion the original thesis needs revision.

  2. Table of Contents • Results of the Preliminary Research 3 • Interpretations 4 3. Selected Interpretations 5 4. Revising the Thesis 6-8 5. Pat’s Next Step: Taking Notes 9

  3. Pat’s preliminary research shows… There are at least ten different interpretations of the yellow wallpaper! I will have to decide which ones to include!

  4. Interpretations Symbol of The Cult of the True Womanhood Everyone sees something different in the wallpaper. Symbol of the new mother’s self-hate?! Symbol of women’s struggle for freedom. Symbol of mental breakdown.

  5. Pat selects three interpretations. #1. Wallpaper as symbol of the confining roles that causes the narrator’s mental breakdown. #2. Wallpaper as symbol of social pattern of 19th century women’s social and economic dependence on men. #3. Wallpaper as symbol of values women were expected to follow: the values of “True Womanhood” (pure, pious, submissive, domestic).

  6. She looks for a linking idea. Wallpaper as symbol of confining values of “True Womanhood” Wallpaper as symbol of “pattern” women’s social and political dependence on men Wallpaper as symbol of narrator’s mental breakdown during the rest cure

  7. She finds a connection . . . All three interpretations all deal with the repression of the 19th century woman. And the narrator’s response to it!

  8. and writes her revised thesis • The yellow wallpaper is used by Gilman as a symbol of the social and economic repression of the 19th century woman and her struggle to free herself.

  9. Pat Is Ready to Take Notes I’m ready to go back to the source materials to take notes.

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