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Exploring themes of mental health and gender roles, this short story offers a poignant critique of 19th-century attitudes towards women's well-being. The narrative unfolds through the journal entries of a woman confined to a nursery by her physician husband, who believes she suffers from a temporary nervous condition. As her isolation deepens, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the room's yellow wallpaper, symbolizing her struggle for autonomy and identity. This work is a significant early contribution to feminist literature, highlighting the oppressive nature of societal expectations.
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The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Language
- Released
- 2020
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Yellow Wallpaper
- Subtitle
- A Psychological fiction by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Publisher
- Les prairies numériques
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 26
- ISBN13
- 9782382743591
- Series
- Description
- Exploring themes of mental health and gender roles, this short story offers a poignant critique of 19th-century attitudes towards women's well-being. The narrative unfolds through the journal entries of a woman confined to a nursery by her physician husband, who believes she suffers from a temporary nervous condition. As her isolation deepens, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the room's yellow wallpaper, symbolizing her struggle for autonomy and identity. This work is a significant early contribution to feminist literature, highlighting the oppressive nature of societal expectations.