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Reflection on The Yellow Wallpaper

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ENGL 389-01 – Literature and Medicine Fall 2022
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Assignment: Reflection
Each week, you will submit a 2 page (500-700 words) reflection on one of the works assigned for the week. Begin by briefly explaining what you believe the reading is about, then analyze and reflect on 2-4 ideas reading them closely (using direct quotations to ground the reading when possible) and analytically (explained, reflected on, related to other texts, commented on, etc), and conclude with summarizing your main point(s). Think of this as a 5-paragraph essay with introduction, 3 paragraphs that discuss a sub-idea each, and a conclusion. Refer to Academic Paper Guide & Rubric for more details on preparing papers.i Each student will submit a total of 10 reflections, being exempted from a reflection on the critic you are presenting. This is worth 20% of the grade, with the lowest 3 grades dropped.
Read or watch the assigned text carefully, focusing on the theme of medicine as discussed in class, and guided by the questions in the syllabus on how to approach out texts. Your paper should be focused and specific to details of text than a general reflection on the text as a whole. No sources are needed other than our class discussions. As will all academic writing, this must be cohesive with a clear thesis statement in your introductory paragraph, a development of paragraphs that link to the thesis statement, and a conclusion. See Sample Reflection, and find rough outline below:
1. Introduction: this includes the following, not necessarily in this order: full title of text, full name of author, main idea you wish to focus on. Any subsequent usage of authors’ names is limited to last name only. If title of text is long, you may also choose 1-2 representative words if referred to later in the reflection.
Sample: In Fefu and Her Friends (full title, underlined or in italics as this is a novel), Maria Irene Fornes (full name of author) creates a setup that departs from our general expectations of theatrical productions. Though the first act is typical of other plays in its formation and arrangement, the second act splits the scene into four parts, forcing the readers to shift their attention as required by the set. This leaves us perplexed as to the meaning of this fragmentation in the set and whether it connects to a bigger theme that Fornes (use last name only in future references to author) is trying to present here. Familiarity with Fornes may naturally lead the reader to believe that this fragmented presentation of Act II is a reflection of the fragmented nature of the women she is presenting on stage (main idea).
2. Body: Three to five paragraphs explaining your main point, choosing one example (of the fragmentation of the characters, for example, as presented above; or of the fragmented setup) to support your main idea. Quotes are necessary here, but the bulk of this depends on a brief summary of each of these main ideas, supported by a few short quotes. Ensure your own ideas and reflections are apparent here and do not rely strongly on summaries of events. Each paragraph needs to start with an opening statement and a concluding one.
3. Conclusion: reflect on your essay, briefing on what you explained, and ending with a final thought. You can use one of these to start this final thought: I believe there are other strengths ..., This may also open a discussion into ..., My reflection might be the result of ..., or any other similar variations.

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Reflection on the Yellow Wallpaper
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is an authoritative illustration of the dangerous attitudes towards women’s mental health that were detrimental to their self-identity and self-determination in the 19th century. Undoubtedly, Gilman’s is a work of feminist literature that criticizes the oppression of women and the effects it has had on their mental health. The narrator begins with "temporary nervous depression" and anxiety, which later results in an obsession with the yellow wallpaper and a psychotic break. Gilman also means to criticize inactivity in the face of anxiety and depression. The deterioration of the narrator’s mental health is because of the apathetic treatment she is subjected to, which limits her autonomy and self-identity and leads to psychosis.
The languid treatment that the narrator receives fails to recognize her mental instability, which further worsens her case. The narrator states that; "You see, he does not believe that I am sick! In addition, what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that, there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do? (Gilman 648). She believes that the reason he does not acknowledge her illness is because he is her husband. He believes that if his wife was ill (he being her husband and a physician), he would not fail to know. However, his overconfidence makes him make assumptions about his wife's true mental state. The author states that her brother, who is a physician, agrees with her husband. The diagnosis is less about her illness and more about women's roles and places in society. Thus, John chooses not to accept her illnesses and does not understand how much she suffers. He also takes her mental health and state lightly, forbidding her to do the things she loves and refusing to acknowledge her illness, which ultimately results in her psychosis.
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