The Yellow Wallpaper
This study guide will help you analyse the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. You can also find a summary of the text, as well as inspiration for interpreting it.
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Title: “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1899)
Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Genre: Short story
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American writer of fiction and non-fiction. She was one of the most important feminist theoreticians and writers of her time. Her personal and professional life attracted a lot of criticism during her lifetime. One of her most notable non-fiction works is the book Women and Economics where she suggested women should be allowed to work. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is Gilman's best-known fiction work, and it contains biographical elements, as she used to suffer from post-partum depression.
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