Project Gutenberg 1999-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 24056 Gilman, Charlotte Perkins 1860 1935 Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Perkins, Charlotte Anna The Yellow Wallpaper An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story written in the late 19th century, often associated with the feminist literature genre. The narrative explores the themes of mental illness, gender roles, and the constraints faced by women in a patriarchal society. It follows the mental deterioration of a woman who is confined to a room by her husband, who is also her physician, under the pretense of helping her recover from what he diagnoses as temporary nervous depression. The story is presented as a series of journal entries written by an unnamed woman who is taken to a secluded mansion for rest cure. As she spends time in the nursery, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the room's yellow wallpaper, which she finds repulsive yet fascinating. Over time, she perceives a figure of a woman trapped within the wallpaper, reflecting her own feelings of oppression and entrapment. As the protagonist's isolation and desperation grow, she begins to identify with the figure, leading to a dramatic climax where she asserts her will by tearing down the wallpaper, ultimately rejecting the control her husband has over her life. The story is a powerful commentary on the struggles against patriarchal domination and the importance of self-identity and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Psychological fiction Mentally ill women -- Fiction Feminist fiction Married women -- Psychology -- Fiction Sex role -- Fiction PS Text Gothic Fiction Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction 61071 61120 2024-09-01T11:33:16.126374 2023-10-01T10:28:09.823118 text/html text/html 38349 2024-08-31T09:22:48 text/html 228573 2024-09-01T11:33:18.145370 application/epub+zip 227667 2024-09-01T11:33:16.560359 application/epub+zip 87920 2024-09-01T11:33:16.321347 application/epub+zip 267617 2024-09-01T11:33:19.540346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261000 2024-09-01T11:33:17.933368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121373 2022-09-01T13:02:10.554943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52610 52588 2024-09-01T11:33:15.977362 2023-10-01T10:28:09.671103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32857 2024-08-31T09:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19753 2024-09-01T11:33:19.675373 application/rdf+xml 28457 2024-09-01T11:33:16.418345 image/jpeg 3764 2024-09-01T11:33:16.368355 image/jpeg 435438 2024-09-01T11:33:16.139388 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia