Project Gutenberg 1999-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 38094 Gilman, Charlotte Perkins 1860 1935 Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Perkins, Charlotte Anna The Yellow Wallpaper Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 89.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Psychological fiction Mentally ill women -- Fiction Feminist fiction Married women -- Psychology -- Fiction Sex role -- Fiction PS Text Gothic Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 61215 2025-07-01T11:15:16.535610 text/html 38349 2024-08-31T09:22:48 text/html 228809 2025-07-01T11:15:18.356569 application/epub+zip 227667 2025-07-01T11:15:16.927559 application/epub+zip 87921 2025-07-01T11:15:16.711622 application/epub+zip 267639 2025-07-01T11:15:19.646630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261000 2025-07-01T11:15:18.157586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121373 2022-09-01T13:02:10.554943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52610 2025-07-01T11:15:16.414591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32857 2024-08-31T09:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18154 2025-07-01T11:15:19.764553 application/rdf+xml 28457 2025-07-01T11:15:16.797581 image/jpeg 3764 2025-07-01T11:15:16.753611 image/jpeg 435470 2025-07-01T11:15:16.548631 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia