Discuss the difference between a formalist and a new historicist perspective of "The Yellow Wallpaper." You can read about the two theories at the following link: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/poetry/critical_define/crit_form.html
The formalist view of this essay is pretty straight forward. The author is writing about the things that are happening to her as she is forced away from her vices--her writing. The New Historicist may say that was common for that time period. I found it very interesting that she went on to become a feminist. She described the walls in a way of transferrance. Interestingly enough, she became fond of the wallpaper (her crazy self) by the end of the essay. She was probably always a feminist, and that is why they thought she was "ill".
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The formalist view of this essay is pretty straight forward. The author is writing about the things that are happening to her as she is forced away from her vices--her writing. The New Historicist may say that was common for that time period. I found it very interesting that she went on to become a feminist. She described the walls in a way of transferrance. Interestingly enough, she became fond of the wallpaper (her crazy self) by the end of the essay. She was probably always a feminist, and that is why they thought she was "ill".
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