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The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman,

Elaine R. Hedges (Afterword)

Start date: August 1, 2016

Finish date: August 31, 2016

Discussion: Short Story/Novella Collection

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Jun 03, 2012 AmberBug com* rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books-read-before-you-die, classic

This story is interesting because it has many depths. This woman is trapped by something… Is she trapped by some illness? Or could it be her husband and those around her? What about her psyche? Or by the tiny room, with the ugly and haunting wallpaper, where she spends the majority of her time in?

Those around her only make this situation worse. Her husband, the head of the household is also a Doctor, making her situation even more pitiful. I’m slightly curious to see this story from the perspec This story is interesting because it has many depths. This woman is trapped by something… Is she trapped by some illness? Or could it be her husband and those around her? What about her psyche? Or by the tiny room, with the ugly and haunting wallpaper, where she spends the majority of her time in?

Those around her only make this situation worse. Her husband, the head of the household is also a Doctor, making her situation even more pitiful. I’m slightly curious to see this story from the perspective of her husband, would it show him in the same light or would we see another side? You can see his love for her, so why then does it look like he is trapping her in this house.

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Aug 31, 2014 Hannah rated it it was amazing

I read this as a junior in high school and remembered it being powerful. I'm so glad I chose to reread it. It is AMAZING! I had goosebumps on the last page! WOW! ...more

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