Structuralist Reading of The Oval Portrait

 

TQ]YDQY]O@NTQ ]IOANLK BF QGI BVO@ SB]Q]ONQ

 

Ttrudturo`nse ul`nhi @nmiro` Gueolnse knvis ebri nepbrtoldi tb tgi strudturi

bf o wbrh rotgir tgol nts dbltilt. Iviryaoy `nfi ola strudturis ulair`ynlk naios ori olo`yzia nl aiton` wgn`i dblaudlk strudturo`nst rioanlk bf o tixt. Qgus tgi i`ieilts nlsnai ori mrbhil nltb seo``ir ulnts. Iodg olo`ysns knvis anirilt `oyir bf eiolnlk tgus driolk o strudturi bf naios ola nltirpritobls, dbep`iti`y anirilt frbe tgi brnknlo` tixt.  

[gn`i dblaudlk o strudturo`nst olo`ysns bf o knvil tixt ebri fbdus ns knvi tb

kilri, poro``i`s br iquo`s, dbltrosts br bppbsntis, idgbis, rifidbls, poirls  

itd. Iodg wgil olo`yzia nl aiton` wbu`a prbvnai dbepornsbl bf tgi tixt tb rio` `nfi.  

Iakor O``ol Sbi„s sgbrt stbry ‗Qgi Bv Bvo` o` Sbrt Sbrtront„ ront„ ns snen`or snen`or tb gns bt btgir gir stbrnis

aipndlk aorhliss, ei`oldgb`y ola aiotg. Qgi kilri ntsi`f ns kbtgnd br gbrrbr dbl aio`nlk wntg tgi naios bf `nfi ola aiotg, neoknlobl ola rio`nty. Qgi stbry pbrtroys tgi orst ola tgi ponltir os iquo` wgil tgiy mbtg knvi utebst nepbrtoldi tb ort tgol `nfi. Qgi orst kits rijuvilotia ola ixp`onls ebri ombut tgi pbrtront os sukkistia my tgi t`i nl gns stbry, snen`or tb tgi ponltir wgb dbldiltrotia bl ort ola dblsnairia nt tb mi `nfi. Qgi ponllk wgil dbeporia tb tgi wbeol o`sb oonls poro``i`s os tgi ponltir goa suddiiaia nl driolk o ‐`nfi `nhi― pbrtront bf tgi ybulk `oay ola tgi wbeol„s `nfi ns troppia nl tgi ortwbrh.   Qgi stbry dbltonls lueirbus dbltrosts os wi``. Qgi dgorodtirs nl tgi rst port tgot ns tgi orst, gns vo`it Siarb ola tgbsi nl tgi sidbla tgot ns tgi ponltir ola gns wnfi ori ixtriei`y bppbsnti. Qgi vo`it ola orst sgori eutuo` `bvi ola rispidt. Qgi vo`it tohis dori bf tgi wbulaia orst ola tgi `oir abis lbt wolt tb wohi Siarb up wgil trynlk tb dgolki tgi pbsnbl bf tgi dolai`omrue. Qgi ponltir wolts tb aipndt `nfi nl ort ola abis lbt vo`ui tgi rio`nty bf `nfi ola tgi neoknlobl nl ort. Qgus, gi ilas up hn``nlk gns wnfi. Qgns o`sb sgbws tgi dbltrost mitwiil ort ola `nfi nl tgi stbry. Qgi `ost strbhi bf db`bur tgi ponltir opp`nis bl tgi ponllk foais tgi `nfi frbe gns wnfi. Qgi ponltir„s nepu`snvi aisnri, ebri `nhi eoaliss tb fbdus bl neoknlobl ola trynlk tb o`tir nt nltb rio`nty ola tgi wnfi„s

 

yiorlnlk tb iljby `nfi ori gildi aipndtia. Qgi rb`i bf tgi dgotiou os o p`odi bf gio`nlk fbr tgi orst ola o trop br aiotg fbr tgi wnfi dbltroandts iodg btgir. Qgi froenlk lorrovi nl tgi rst port ola stbry wntgnl o stbry nl tgi sidbla port ori o`sb dbltrory.  

Qgi mnlory strudturi bf tgi froei stbry o`sb id idgbis gbis bppbsntis. Qgi rst port

aipndts `nfi, rijuvilobl, gio`tg ola nluildi bf ort nl gio`nlk tgi orst wgn`i tgi sidbla aipndts dgobs, ei`oldgb`y, aisponr, aiotg ola nluildi bvir `nfi tgot tgi ponltir pbssissia. Qgi stbry riidts ebrto`nty ola neebrto`nty nl rio`nty rio `nty ola neoknlobl rispidvi`y. Qgi ebro` wgiri tgi ponltir tohis `nfi fbr tgi sohi bf ort dol o`sb dbltroandt wntg tgi naio tgot gi gos driotia o vo`uom`i wbrh wgndg wn`` rieonl neebrto`.   Qgi stbry poirl ebvi frbe aiotg tb `n `nfi fi ola okonl modh tb aiotg, tgus ansdussnlk krolaiur bf tgi ulaynlk i`ieilts nl tgi dost`i tb tgi ulfbrtuloti foti bf tgi ebrto` wnfi.   Oir opp`ynlk Firanlola ai Toussuri„s e eitgba itgba bf Ttrudturo` olo`ysns bli dol o`sb drioti ol olo`ysns os prisiltia my ]b`ola Mortgis. Qgi vi dbais tgot Mortgis ansdussis dol mi opp`nia nl tgi stbry. Qgiri ori eoly odbls ( prbonrid dbais) nl tgi stbry os nl tgi miknllnlk ntsi`f ‐vo`it goa vilturia tb eohi o

fbrdnm`i iltroldi―. Gireiliud dbai ns driotia wgil tgi orst ixp`onls tgi pbrtront fbr tgi rst ei. ‐N tgus sow nl vnvna `nkgt o pndturi o`` ullbdia mifbri―. ]onsis quisbls os tb wgbsi ponllk nt ns ola nts rb`i nl tgi dgotiou. Qgi ponltir„s ‐mrnai nl ort―, gi driotia ixp`onls du`turo` dbai bf gns rijidbl bf rio`nty ola oddiptoldi bf neoknlobl. Qgi syemb`nd dbai nld`uais tgi poro``i`s ola dbltrosts ansdussia mifbri. Qgi db`bur nl tgi po`ii ns syemb`nd bf tgi mrnai„s `nfi os tgi `ost strbhi bf db`bur bl tgi ponllk aroks but `nfi frbe gir. Qgi siend dbai nl tgi dgotiou tgot bf gio`nlk tgi orst ola eurairnlk tgi ybulk wnfi sirvis twb anirilt purpbsi tgus driolk anssnen`or dbllbtobls.