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About the Author

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Frederick Beecher Perkins, a noted librarian and magazine editor, and his wife, Mary Fritch […]

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Overview

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“The Yellow Wallpaper,” first published in 1892 in the New England Magazine, is largely considered Gilman’s best work of short fiction. The story is a […]

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Setting

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“The Yellow Wallpaper” takes place in a country house located about three miles from the nearest village. Although the large house is surrounded by hedges, […]

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Themes and Characters

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“The Yellow Wallpaper” examines the role of women in 19th-century American society, including the relationship between husbands and wives, the economic and social dependence of […]

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Literary Qualities

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“The Yellow Wallpaper” is an example of a first-person narrative because it is told exclusively from the viewpoint of the unnamed protagonist, and the reader […]

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Social Sensitivity

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“The Yellow Wallpaper” was written and published in 1892. The last three decades of the 19th century comprised a period of growth, development, and expansion […]

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Topics for Discussion

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1. Imagine how you would respond to the rest-cure. What would be the most difficult aspect of it? Why? 2. Discuss the limited role women […]

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Ideas for Reports and Papers

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1. Research literature on hysteria and other “women’s problems” published at the end of the 1800s and relate them to “The Yellow Wallpaper.” 2. Read […]