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The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper


Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, is written from a feminist point of view. The story is centered around the protagonist, a woman who suffers from a mental depression following the birth of her baby. Her husband John, a physician, believes she needs to be kept in solitary confinement to ensure her the best recovery. However, being completely isolated and secluded in an upstairs room, ultimately leads to her downfall at the end of the story. What is isolation? Isolation is described as being alone, separated from social contact - perhaps in this case a misguided, inappropriate recovery (due to the time era). Isolation is effectively illustrated in this story through plot, setting, and characterization.
The plot begins in a time era, the 1800’s, when women were considered inferior to men, maybe a contributing factor opposing the woman in the story. We are introduced to a woman who suffers ...

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