The Motif of Madness in The Yellow Wallpaper and The Fall of the House of Usher

Abstract

This bachelor paper deals with the motif of madness in The Yellow Wall Paper and The Fall of the House of Usher. This work is divided into three chapters. The first part analyses The Yellow Wall Paper in terms of feminism; motif of madness and mental health; Gothic literature and racism. The second section is dedicated to The Fall of the House of Usher and its motif of madness, Gothic literature and the meaning of the symbol in the context of this story. The last part compares both short stories in terms of the aspects of mental state and the motif of madness, as well as elements of Gothic literature. Also a review is included at the end of this written work.