Question

Why does the point of view in The Yellow Wallpaper change from first person to second person?
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Answer 1

Changes in Point of View. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's novella The Yellow Wallpaper, most of the tale is told in the first person point of view by the unnamed female protagonist. But, at one point, a passage is written using second person pronouns.

Answer 2

When Juror Nine is the first to change his voteto 'not guilty' during a secret ballot vote, JurorThree becomes aggressive with Juror Five, accusing him of being the one to change his vote. ... However, the demonstration ends up reminding Juror Five of knife fights that he saw in his neighborhood as he was growing up.