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| - Short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman published in 1892. Written in 1891, it was explicitly rejected for publication in 1891 by a physician who claimed "it would drive anyone mad" to read it. It chronicles a woman's descent into madness under the misguided and oppressive care of her husband, who confines her in a room with yellow wallpaper, within which she begins to see visions. The Yellow Wallpaper has been suggested as an influence on The King In Yellow, dealing as it does with mental illness. It is referenced in the poem The Queen in Yellow Wallpaper.
- The story's protagonist and narrator is an unnamed woman whose husband, a doctor named John, makes her spend the summer in the country for her health. The woman, her baby, John, John's sister and some servants stay in a large rented house. John chooses a bedroom for himself and his wife which is large and airy but otherwise quite unpleasant. The narrator takes an immediate dislike to the room's yellow wallpaper. She soon starts to see grotesque images in its pattern. After some time, the narrator becomes convinced that the wallpaper depicts a woman trapped behind a cage,
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| - The story's protagonist and narrator is an unnamed woman whose husband, a doctor named John, makes her spend the summer in the country for her health. The woman, her baby, John, John's sister and some servants stay in a large rented house. John chooses a bedroom for himself and his wife which is large and airy but otherwise quite unpleasant. The narrator takes an immediate dislike to the room's yellow wallpaper. She soon starts to see grotesque images in its pattern. After some time, the narrator becomes convinced that the wallpaper depicts a woman trapped behind a cage, "The Yellow Wallpaper" is considered an important work of early American feminist literature. It is not hard to see criticism of the treatment of women in the male-dominated society of 19th century America in the tale. The story's protagonist is confined to the house. She has to write in secret because she has been forbidden to do work of any kind. John, in his capacity as both a husband and a representative of the medical profession, is dismissive of her problems. John's treatment of his wife and patient means that her physical and mental health only get worse. It is also possible to read "The Yellow Wallpaper" as a simple horror story or even a ghost story, one in which the narrator slowly becomes possessed by the spirit of a mad woman who had previously been confined in the same house. There have been numerous adaptations of the story to other media.
- Short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman published in 1892. Written in 1891, it was explicitly rejected for publication in 1891 by a physician who claimed "it would drive anyone mad" to read it. It chronicles a woman's descent into madness under the misguided and oppressive care of her husband, who confines her in a room with yellow wallpaper, within which she begins to see visions. The Yellow Wallpaper has been suggested as an influence on The King In Yellow, dealing as it does with mental illness. It is referenced in the poem The Queen in Yellow Wallpaper.
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