Analysis of The Yellow Wallpaper from the Perspective of Archetypal Criticism  

作　　者：胡子怡 

机构地区：[1]安徽师范大学外国语学院

出　　处：《海外英语》2019年第14期208-210,共3页Overseas English

摘　　要：The Yellow Wallpaper is an important early work of American feminist literature written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.It exemplifies people’s attitudes towards women's physical and mental health in the 19th century.The story attacks the evils of the rest cure and critiques the position of women within the jailed system of marital prison.Feminism is one of the themes of the story.From the perspective of archetypal criticism,this paper will analyze the recurring image in the story and interprets its relations with the awakening of female consciousness.The Yellow Wallpaper is an important early work of American feminist literature written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Itexemplifies people’s attitudes towards women’s physical and mental health in the 19 th century. The story attacks the evils of therest cure and critiques the position of women within the jailed system of marital prison. Feminism is one of the themes of the story.From the perspective of archetypal criticism, this paper will analyze the recurring image in the story and interprets its relations withthe awakening of female consciousness.

关 键 词：CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN The Yellow WALLPAPER archetypal CRITICISM the AWAKENING of female consciousness 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]