Similar to what we were discussing in class, lighting played
an important role in The Yellow Wallpaper. I noticed each description of the
woman, or women, who were attempting to escape from the walls were during the
moonlight. The author uses the moonlight as an accomplice for Jane to be able
to understand what the relationship is between these women and the need to rip
off the wallpaper; she waits for the moonlight to hit the walls each night in
order for her to watch the women. The significance of light in “Rats in the
Walls” is shown when the fire flickers in a certain crevice of darkness; it is
then that the rats could be pictured physically scurrying amongst the walls. As
the owner and his team descend down into the underground darkness, light from
their torches allow them to see the dreadful bones and skeletons that had been
under the house for a substantial amount of years. Both authors use light as a
factor in their stories, a supernatural motif.
Post arguments, interpretative questions, and engaging responses on the week's reading.
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