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The Yellow Wallpaper Rhetorical Analysis

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In the short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman shows how the narrator gained more authority and freedom as her sanity was leaving her. Through the use of “I” many times in the first few sentences, a reader can see that the narrator is showing a sense of authority due to the fact the she is now in control of the events that are about to unfold. A key example of the repetition of the word “I” to show authority is, “But I must get to work. I have locked the door and thrown the key down into the front path. I don’t want to go out, and I don’t want to have anybody come in, till John comes. I want to astonish him.” Throughout this section of the passage alone, “I” was repeated five times. Throughout the passage as a whole the word “I” was repeated nineteen times. Gilman also uses diction by repeating the phrases “I want” or “I don’t want” to show that the narrator is finally in control of the events that are happening. …show more content…

The description of the woman in the wall went from a mere shadow to a physical being that you can actually not only touch but also capture. When John comes home, he notices that something is wrong and goes up to check on the narrator. He can’t get through the door and the narrator says, “The key is down by the front door under a plantain leaf!” This portion of the passage shows that the narrator is now in control to the events at are happening. Usually, John and Jennie are the one in control of what is going on. Now, the narrator is in full control and John and Jennie are experiencing what it feels like to be out of control of

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