Malpractice and Malediction in The Marquise of O. and The Yellow Wallpa

Malpractice and Malediction in The marquee of O. and The xanthous wallpaper In Heinrich Von Kleists The marquee of O. and Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The yellow Wallpaper, the female protagonist is terribly mislabeled. The inaccuracies in treatment, administered by seemingly authoritative and knowledgeable characters -- family members and a medically testify spouse, separately -- result in tragic deterioration of the state of header of twain the marquise and The Yellow Wallpapers vote counter. The delineation of each characters weakness is comprised of fricative references to an apply infantile image and approaching unstable mentality. In The pavilion of O, the marquee is thrust unwillingly into the external world in The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator is locked away unwillingly in an interior world. Though some(prenominal) ar persecuted because of their gender, in The Marquise of O, the Marquise is impress by the symbolical rebirth of her womanhood while in The Yel low Wallpaper, the narrator is troubled by the symbolic death of her womanhood. Kleist begins his delineation of the Marquise with terms much(prenominal) as widowed,, a lady, and the m contrastive of several well-brought-up children (Kleist 68). In this introduction the lector learns that the Marquise has experienced both marriage and childbirth. In respect to her dead person husband, the Marquise avoids remarriage and returns to her familys home with her parents, brother and children. The Marquise transforms her role as fan and wife to daughter and mother, therefore stifling an aspect of her womanhood. It is not until she is unwittingly sexually assaulted and made pregnant that her femininity is reborn. The narrator of Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper, on the other hand, se... ...mother realize the identity of her daughters rapist before the Marquise, establishing irony and pass on elaborateness between reader and text. It is also clear to the reader that by the mop up of T he Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator has become maniacal. Though confined to confusable situations, Kleists Marquise and Gilmans narrator are delineated in very different manners. date the Marquise displays boldness and determination in locating her assailant, the narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper allows the intriguing wallpaper to take control of her senses. both stories register the consequence of a mythical diagnosis administered to an initially fairish and intelligent person. WORKS CITED Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. Ed. Dale H. Bauer. New York Bedford, 1998. Kleist, Heinrich Von. The Marquise of O-. London Penguin Books, 1978. Malpractice and Malediction in The Marquise of O. and The Yellow WallpaMalpractice and Malediction in The Marquise of O. and The Yellow Wallpaper In Heinrich Von Kleists The Marquise of O. and Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper, the female protagonist is terribly mislabeled. The inaccuracies in treatme nt, administered by seemingly authoritative and knowledgeable characters -- family members and a medically certified spouse, respectively -- result in tragic deterioration of the state of mind of both the Marquise and The Yellow Wallpapers narrator. The delineation of each characters weakness is comprised of blatant references to an applied infantile image and approaching unstable mentality. In The Marquise of O, the Marquise is thrust unwillingly into the external world in The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator is locked away unwillingly in an interior world. Though both are persecuted because of their gender, in The Marquise of O, the Marquise is troubled by the symbolic rebirth of her womanhood while in The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator is troubled by the symbolic death of her womanhood. Kleist begins his delineation of the Marquise with terms such as widowed,, a lady, and the mother of several well-brought-up children (Kleist 68). In this introduction the reader learns that the Ma rquise has experienced both marriage and childbirth. In respect to her deceased husband, the Marquise avoids remarriage and returns to her familys home with her parents, brother and children. The Marquise transforms her role as lover and wife to daughter and mother, therefore stifling an aspect of her womanhood. It is not until she is unknowingly sexually assaulted and made pregnant that her femininity is reborn. The narrator of Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper, on the other hand, se... ...mother realize the identity of her daughters rapist before the Marquise, establishing irony and advancing engagement between reader and text. It is also clear to the reader that by the conclusion of The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator has become maniacal. Though confined to similar situations, Kleists Marquise and Gilmans narrator are delineated in very different manners. While the Marquise displays boldness and determination in locating her assailant, the narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper allows the intriguing wallpaper to take control of her senses. Both stories exhibit the consequence of a mythical diagnosis administered to an initially sane and healthy person. WORKS CITED Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. Ed. Dale H. Bauer. New York Bedford, 1998. Kleist, Heinrich Von. The Marquise of O-. London Penguin Books, 1978.