The Tell-Tale Heart Versus The Yellow Wallpaper

When reading a story, it is essential to determine if the narrator of the story is reliable or not. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is about a woman who suffered from a nervous disorder. During the 1800s, women did not have the rights they have today. This nervous disorder was normal in this time period since husbands treated their wives with barbarity. The Yellow Wallpaper represents the women’s suffrage during this era, and the wallpaper is a symbol of the wife, Jane’s, insanity. While The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is about a psychotic man who claims he is sane. He tried to prove his sanity by telling a story, but he actually ended up killing an old man who is his caretaker. In the murderer's mind, the old man’s

The murderer from The Tell-Tale Heart is most capricious. One may disagree with this argument, saying Jane is the most capricious narrator between the two stories. At the beginning of The Yellow Wallpaper, Jane claims she has temporary nervous depression. Near the middle of the story, it becomes evident that Jane actually is insane. For example, Jane claimed she could see a human figure in wallpaper. She redundantly described the wallpaper, which leads to the conclusion that Jane is actually describing herself and is insane. These claims may be true, but they are not the best claims. The murderer from The Tell-Tale Heart is most capricious because his insanity led to the murdering of his caretaker. In the other story, Jane did not even physically harm anybody, she was just mentally insane. The eye of the old man made the murderer’s blood

Conversely, one may say that Jane is most deceptive because she contradicts herself numerous times in The Yellow Wallpaper. For example, she said her husband treated her well, but it was clearly evident that he treated her with disdain. But the fact that the murderer in The Tell-Tale Heart is confused about what he really feels and thinks is worse than Jane contradicting herself. For instance, the murderer never actually stated it was officially the eye, “I think it was the eye!” (Poe) This demonstrates his confusion toward the old man. He is unsure and does not want to state the real reason. Moreover, the murderer is careful with how he approaches the man. He tried his best to not make a sound, “I moved it slowly-very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep” (Poe). This further exemplifies the murderer’s paranoia. When one is paranoid, they may become obsessed with some things. In his case, he was obsessed with carefully approaching the old man. It is obvious that a normal, sane person would not do this. The narrator from The Tell- Tale Heart is most deceptive because he demonstrates severe signs of mental disorder due to his confusion and obsessiveness over the old