The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Sam Vaseghi (Editor)
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Feb 9, 2016 · English · Kindle (22 pages)
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Book Details

Format Kindle
Pages 22
Language English
Published Feb 9, 2016
Publisher Wisehouse Classics
ISBN-10 9176371565
ISBN-13 9789176371565

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First published in 1892, "The Yellow Wallpaper" is written as the secret journal of a woman who, failing to relish the joys of marriage and motherhood, is sentenced to a country rest cure. Though she longs to write, her husband and doctor forbid it, prescribing instead complete passivity. In the involuntary confinement of her bedroom, the hero creates a reality of her own beyond the hypnotic pattern of the faded yellow wallpaper--a pattern that has come to symbolize her own imprisonment. Narrated with superb psychological and dramatic precision, "The Yellow Wallpaper" stands out not only for the imaginative authenticity with which it depicts one woman’s descent into insanity, but also for the power of its testimony to the importance of freedom and self-empowerment for women.

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Julia
Julia @julia98216

I think one thing straight women should do before dating a man is have him read this short story and tell her his thoughts about it

December 4th 2025
Amba R
Amba R @amba.r

So unsettling... in the best way. The descent into madness was so well done, and the creeping tension made it impossible to look away. The writing took me a bit to get into, but the way it captured isolation and control was genuinely chilling. 

May 31st 2025
Kaitlin Sferrazzo
Kaitlin Sferrazzo @pickwickthedodo

Re-read 08/11/24: I only read this four months ago but the vibes are right for the season and it's just. so. good._________________________________________I had a feeling I'd like this, but if I'm honest I didn't expect to love it. Well, what do I know?Nothing I can say here that hasn't been said already. This is a tour de force of feminist horror which sinks into your soul, despite its small size. The embodiment of "though she be but little, she is fierce."

June 21st 2024
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