Essays on Husband John

The book the yellow paper is about a woman and her husband John, who rented a house in a secluded estate. The writer describes the house, and I quote, as a big and airy room, with the whole floor nearly done, windows looking all ways, and serene air and sunshine galore. It was meant to be a nursery first and then playroom and finally a gymnasium. The narrator suffers from a temporary nervous depression as believed by her husband. He orders for her rest as much as possible and allocates a room for the two of them. The narrator feels completely uncomfortable with the idea but since ...

English: Essay

“The Painted Door” is a short story written by Ross Sinclair. The story revolves around the uncontrollable desires of a woman who cheats on her husband. The husband feels betrayed and kills himself. The essay attempts to analyze the short story with a view to highlighting important aspects of the story. “The Painted Door” is written by Ross Sinclair that describes the story of a woman, Anne who betrays her husband during a storm night. Anne is alone at the house during a snow storm while her husband John is away to his father’s house. Anne tries to stop John from helping his ...

Pre revolutionary period was a period of woman controversies where on one hand they, the women, were totally traditional with limited roles while on the other hand they were influenced by revolutionary spirit. The revolution brought drastic change in the life styles of women. Women before the Revolutionary War were only involved in domestic activities like taking care of the house, cooking, taking care of children, cleaning and were restricted to husband’s likes and dislikes. Additionally, they were not considered as superior members of the society and had suppressed rights. The American Revolution, 1775-1783, brought a new turn in the ...