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cmarie33
cmarie33
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What is the major turning point in the story? 

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Posted by cmarie33 on Tuesday January 27, 2009 at 9:07 PM and tagged with the yellow wallpaper, themes, turning point, woman in wallpaper.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The woman in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is slowly losing a grip on reality. Because of her constant confinement, she feels trapped and begins to see various patterns in the wallpaper. The major turning point in the story comes when she begins to see the figure of a woman who seems trapped in the wallpaper itself. The trapped figure represents the narrators mental and physical "confinement". Since the woman is left with no means of escape, she eventually goes insane. "Greg Johnson emphasizes this theme in an essay for 'Studies in Short Fiction'

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Wednesday January 28, 2009 at 8:31 AM