"The Yellow Paper"

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This paper begins with a historical and sociological description of America in the late 1800s in order to place the content of the book in context. The paper continues to consider the setting in which the story is placed, the main character and her particular situation. It also explores the impact of her husband's (or societal) pressure on her. The paper includes quotes from the text to qualify points made.

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"The main character never says, is this all there is? but the question is implied throughout the story. She points out that as a child "I used to lie awake...and get more entertainment and terror out of blank walls and plain furniture than most children could find in a toy store." And this was a healthy imagination because she states, "I could always hop into that [friendly] chair and be safe." Instead of encouraging her to work creatively and be mentally productive, her husband demands that she give up writing: "He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making, a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of exited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency." "

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