No romantic elements
Context- written in 1892. Very patriarchal, little feminism and liberation for females.
Setting- Large cottage in the countryside, not been used for a while- isolated setting
Always focuses on the negativity and repulsiveness of the wallpaper and the bars by the windows. Sense of entrapment.
Narrator/Plot- Unreliable narrator, not quite sane therefore plot blurs fantasy and reality, shows entrapment of women.
Men-
- High social position
- Consists of actions and not feelings
- Thought to be the hero
- Mysterious/ not 'seen'
Women-
- Mad or Bad
- Victim
- Burden on husband
Themes-
- Madness secrets and lies
- Fear
- Savagery
- Sane vs Insane
- Darkness
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