

Initially, she believed that consistent sleep would bring her happiness. The personalities and behaviors displayed by the narrator reflect those of mental health patients.Īfter taking several sedative drugs, the narrator wakes up a changed person. The narrator claims that she was sad but didn’t feel it inside. She also demonstrates a lack of empathy when reflecting on her mother’s death. The narrator also considers Reva as annoying when she tells her about her affair with her married boss.

When Reva tells the narrator about her ailing mother, she seems less concerned. She displays that personality when she ignores her friend Reva. The narrator is portrayed as a person devoid of empathy. Tuttle is unable to remember the narrator’s main trauma of losing her parents. Tuttle, a quack who prescribes anti-psychotic drugs without considering their side effects. In her search for sleeping drugs, she comes across Dr. The narrator believes that sleep would end her emotional anguish. Having lost touch with reality, the narrator decides to use sedatives to sleep for a year. She is depressed, possibly, because she lost both of her parents during her final year at the university. The narrator has just graduated from Columbia University and is residing in Manhattan. The story is based on a nameless narrator who is unable to understand and express her feelings. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
