The Yellow Wallpaper
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The Yellow Wallpaper is a seminal 1892 short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that critiques the treatment of women’s mental health and the oppressive gender roles of the 19th century through a chilling tale of psychological descent.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic fiction work
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feminist literature ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
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radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Charlotte Perkins Gilman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
confinement and isolation
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critique of the treatment of women’s mental health ⓘ madness and psychological descent ⓘ oppressive gender roles ⓘ patriarchy and medical authority ⓘ postpartum depression ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfJohn |
husband of the narrator
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physician ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
19th-century medical treatment of women
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domestic confinement of women ⓘ the rest cure ⓘ |
| firstPersonNarratorGender | female GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New England Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s own experience with rest cure treatment ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American realism
NERFINISHED
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feminist literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
frequently anthologized American short story
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important text in women’s studies ⓘ seminal work of feminist fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jennie
NERFINISHED
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ unnamed female narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first person ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed woman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | a rented country estate ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | series of diary-like journal entries ⓘ |
| symbol | yellow wallpaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolismOfYellowWallpaper |
female entrapment
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social constraints on women ⓘ the narrator’s deteriorating mental state ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
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psychologically intense ⓘ unsettling ⓘ |
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