The Yellow Wallpaper was written by the prominent American feminist, Charlotte Gilman. It was published on January of 1892 and has been read by millions of people over the years. This story attempts to give a man perspective so he can further understand the struggles of being a woman. Gilman uses Syntax, Diction, and Figurative Language to develop her theme, which is that women want to have the same rights as men and to be as highly portrayed. Gilman uses excellent structure throughout her story, and the sentence functionality is used correlate to the story in a very interesting way while proving her point that women deserve more respect. Later, as the character begins to 'fall apart', you can notice that the Syntax creativity does as well. The story begins a little more playfully with the punctuation and long clauses: "John is a physician, and perhaps - (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind) -perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster" (Gilman, 1). This is a reference to her feministic points of view, stating …show more content…
This can be seen from the very beginning: "A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity - but that would be asking too much of fate" (1). Word choice is rightfully a vital part of Gilman's work. She also uses it in her very last statement: "Now why should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time" (9). Her word choice intends to spark creativity within the readers mind, you could argue that she is once again falling deeply into a postpartum depression; That she did something irrational, the cryptic thought bouncing through your mind as we speak,