A Middle Ground in "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Throughout Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, "The
Yellow Wallpaper", a division is seen between the sane and the
insane with no apparent middle ground. With a closer look at
the reading, the character of Jennie is able to provide a
hidden middle ground between the sane and insane, and the
medical community and the patient's point of view. Jennie's
character is able to see both John's point of view in his
concern for the patient's illness and in the patient's issue
with the yellow wallpaper. Her situation in the novel is a
crucial part so that the reader can see that the division
between sane and insane is not as clear-cut as it was thought
to be.
The first glimpse of Jennie that the reader sees is a
description of how Jennie fulfills what a woman should be.
"There comes John's sister such a dear girl as she is, and
so careful of me! I mustn't let her find me writing. She is
perfect an enthusiastic -......
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