The Yellow Wallpaper And Selected Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A woman prescribed a strict “rest cure” after childbirth is confined to a room in her husband’s care and, through a secret journal, becomes increasingly obsessed with the room’s yellow wallpaper; as isolation and enforced helplessness deepen, her perceptions unravel and she projects a trapped figure within the pattern, a haunting metaphor for the oppression of women and the failures of contemporary medicine. The collection pairs this intense short story with essays and fiction that expand the critique—challenging domestic roles, advocating economic and educational independence, and offering sharp proto‑feminist commentary on social structures that stifle female creativity and agency.
- Published
- 1892
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- - The Yellow Wall-Paper
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