Maddi's Reflection on Literary Analysis 2

• Informal, online, or multimedia sources
• I struggled a bit with this part of the essay. I found a lot of good content that influenced the way I wanted to write the book-- it gave me different perspectives and caused me to consider ideas that I hadn't originally noticed in "The Yellow Wallpaper". I felt that the material I found was very helpful and spawned original ideas, yet I wasn't sure how to incorporate them into my essay. The first thing I found was an art piece from Pinterest, depicting the woman in the text drowning, or being strangled, by the wallpaper. I loved this, because it was different from other pieces I had seen where she was trapped in/crawling out of the wallpaper. It showed that rather the wallpaper being a prison, it was more of a vice, and I inserted it into my essay to portray the hysteria I was referencing. Another I found was from a contemporary blog written by a teenage student, who found evidence within the text to represent an asylum-- and idea that I really loved! I wasn't sure how to use this in my text. Looking back, I wished I had used it early on to show how a modern take on the short story would look, however, I used it in my paper to outline these details, and then backed it up myself.
• Literary theory.
• I wanted to use a Historical/New Historical approach to the text, especially after looking at my informal source that brought up asylums. I wanted to use this a lot more in my text, but I found a hard time exploring it thoroughly while keeping to the word limit. However, I do think it ended up being effective, especially in showing the importance of recognizing hysteria within the text, and how it was used to create separation between peoples. It fit well with my formal analysis, as it usually does when looking at narrative or structure. In the future, I want to try to use a more complex approach to theory when blending it with my formal analysis.
• Writing Process 
• I spent a lot of time changing and developing my writing process. I started with a little bit of research to create an outline of the paper. I felt very excited and comfortable with it as I finished, however, upon further research, I decided to change my approach to the paper. Talking it out with my peers, and those in the class, really helped me to regain a comfortable approach to the paper. I decided to compare "The Yellow Wallpaper" to "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and use it as a way to bring the elements in "The Yellow Wallpaper" that I found to be significant. This helped a lot, and helped me to revise my outline. However, after my first draft, my paper didn't seem to have all the pieces I wanted it to-- it felt lacking and too wordy! I decided to go through and find quotes and arguments I wanted in my paper, that I felt should drive the paper, and created a new outline from there. I then went through and cut what didn't fit the mold! This last method really helped me to organize my thoughts and make a stronger argument throughout my paper. I feel that I need to better solidify my argument before/during my writing process and really stick to it. I found that my original argument wasn't fully formed, and it took me a few tries to refigure it.