It ran wildly incircles, biting at its tail, spun in a frenzy, and died
I believe this line really reiterates that life will go on even without humans, whether positive or negative.
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"Today is August 5, 2026, today is August 5, 2026, today is..."
This line ties into the last lines of the poem "And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn Would scarcely know that we were gone". The house continues on without humans, it doesn't know that they're gone.
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Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,If mankind perished utterly;And Spring herself, when she woke at dawnWould scarcely know that we were gone.
This reinforces the fact that everything will continue even without humans, just like the house.
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“I’ve got out at last,” said I, “in spite of you and Jane! And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!”
This appears to be symbolic of her mental state completely deteriorating. She tore the wallpaper down as she started to have a psychotic break.
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There is nothing so dangerous, so fascinating, to a temperament like yours. It is a false and foolish fancy. Can you not trust me as a physician when I tell you so?”
The way she writes down the events makes it seem like John is manipulating her, but it could just be due to the fact that it's from her point of view.
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they suddenly commit suicide—plunge off at outrageous angles, destroy themselves in unheard-of contradictions.
The strong words she uses, such as "suicide", "outrageous", and "destroy", begins to give the story a darker undertone.
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Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good. But what is one to do?
This could be foreshadowing that rest isn't actually what she needs and could end up harming her.
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Mrs. Hopewell liked to tell people that Glynese and Carramae were two of the finest girls sheknew
Joy may be jealous of the two girls because they're younger than her, but her mother seems to treat them more like adults than her.
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his wife was thenosiest woman ever to walk the earth
I wonder if she's so nosy because she's from a small town, being described as "good country people". Gossip tends to travel like a wildfire in small towns.
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hire the Freemans in the first place and how they were a godsend to her and how she had hadthem four years.
I wonder what the Freemans were hired to do and what their role is.
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Glycerin
Glycerin is a compound that can be used in skin moisturizers, soaps, and other products. I wonder why she chose this nickname for her?
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As for getting anythingacross to her when this was the case, Mrs. Hopewell had given it up
It seems that Mrs. Freeman is an extremely hardheaded and stubborn person. She doesn't like to admit or think she is wrong.
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