Shirly Ong
English 48B
7 March, 2008
Journal #30 Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Quote:
“He said I was his darling and his comfort and all he had, and that I must take care of myself for his sake, and keep well.”
Summary:
The woman recalls what her husband, John, said to comfort her in the room.
Response:
This quote shows that John is a very loving and caring husband. He cares a lot about his wife and her illness. Before this quote, the woman also stressed that “Dear John! He loves me very dearly, and hates to have me sick”. I think the woman believe her husband loves her so much at the beginning even though she could not understand him and get angry with him sometimes. However, I do not agree that John loves the woman so much. To me, many things in the story are strange. First of all, according to the woman, the house is strange. I wonder how John rent this great mansion with a cheap price. Does it mean there are some problems with the house? Or, is he hiding the facts about this mansion? Furthermore, if he is caring so much about his wife, he would have stayed with her every night. As a physician, he claims that he was having serious case that he needs to work overnight. To me, if he is caring so much about his wife’s illness, her case should be the most important one and he would have accompanied her more when he knows the woman wanted him to do so. I think he might have been away from the woman often because of other reasons, like having an affair with another woman. When the woman tells him that she does not like the room with yellow wallpaper and wants to move to other rooms, he insisted that is the only suitable room in the large mansion. Then, he seemed to agree to renovate the room but he asserts that they are only living there for three months, making the woman dare not to request renovation again. In this way, I think the man has had no intentions to renovate the room. He does not want the woman to leave that room. I think this is mysterious. In short, I believe John is keeping some secrets from his wife.
English 48B
7 March, 2008
Journal #30 Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Quote:
“He said I was his darling and his comfort and all he had, and that I must take care of myself for his sake, and keep well.”
Summary:
The woman recalls what her husband, John, said to comfort her in the room.
Response:
This quote shows that John is a very loving and caring husband. He cares a lot about his wife and her illness. Before this quote, the woman also stressed that “Dear John! He loves me very dearly, and hates to have me sick”. I think the woman believe her husband loves her so much at the beginning even though she could not understand him and get angry with him sometimes. However, I do not agree that John loves the woman so much. To me, many things in the story are strange. First of all, according to the woman, the house is strange. I wonder how John rent this great mansion with a cheap price. Does it mean there are some problems with the house? Or, is he hiding the facts about this mansion? Furthermore, if he is caring so much about his wife, he would have stayed with her every night. As a physician, he claims that he was having serious case that he needs to work overnight. To me, if he is caring so much about his wife’s illness, her case should be the most important one and he would have accompanied her more when he knows the woman wanted him to do so. I think he might have been away from the woman often because of other reasons, like having an affair with another woman. When the woman tells him that she does not like the room with yellow wallpaper and wants to move to other rooms, he insisted that is the only suitable room in the large mansion. Then, he seemed to agree to renovate the room but he asserts that they are only living there for three months, making the woman dare not to request renovation again. In this way, I think the man has had no intentions to renovate the room. He does not want the woman to leave that room. I think this is mysterious. In short, I believe John is keeping some secrets from his wife.
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