The narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” is unreliable, here are quotes and explanations to highlight this.

“I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus- but  John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad” the narrator says.

Followed with “So I will let it alone and talk about the house”.

It is clear that the narrator is unreliable because she is admitting she has a problem. If she has a problem how can she be reliable? After she admits she has a problem she then quickly drops it and moves on to a different subject.

“I don’t feel as if it is worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and I’m getting dreadfully fretful and querulous” she says.

Followed with “I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time”

This is a sure sign that she is unreliable because she breaks at nothing. She actually says and is conscious that she is emotionally breaking at nothing and crying most of the time. She also does not think it is worth while to turn her hand over for anything, this tells me she has no self motivation and that is a sign she is unreliable.

*fretful- disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.

The narrator in “The Story of An Hour” is reliable.

I believe the narrator in “The Story of An Hour” is reliable because she is simply telling a story and that is all. She has no influence or emotion in the story. She does not contribute to the story to effect it positive or negative.

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