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The Yellow Wallpaper (Wisehouse Classics - First 1892 Edition, with the Original Illustrations by Joseph Henry Hatfield)

The Yellow Wallpaper (Wisehouse Classics - First 1892 Edition, with the Original Illustrations by Joseph Henry Hatfield)

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  • Author：Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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THE YELLOW WALLPAPER is a story by the American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman， first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine。 It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature， illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health， both physical and mental。 Presented in the first person， the story is a collection of journal entries written by a woman whose physician husband （John） has rented an old mansion for the summer。 Foregoing other rooms in the house， the couple moves into the upstairs nursery。 As a form of treatment she is forbidden from working， and is encouraged to eat well and get plenty of exercise and air， so she can recuperate from what he calls a "temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency，" a diagnosis common to women in that period。 She hides her journal from her husband and his sister the housekeeper， fearful of being reproached for overworking herself。 The room's windows are barred to prevent children from climbing through them， and there is a gate across the top of the stairs， though she and her husband have access to the rest of the house and its adjoining estate。 The story depicts the effect of under-stimulation on the narrator's mental health and her descent into psychosis。 With nothing to stimulate her， she becomes obsessed by the pattern and color of the wallpaper。 "It is the strangest yellow， that wall-paper！ It makes me think of all the yellow things I ever saw - not beautiful ones like buttercups， but old foul， bad yellow things。 But there is something else about that paper - the smell！ 。。。 The only thing I can think of that it is like is the color of the paper！ A yellow smell。" 。 。 。 （more on www。wsiehouse-classics。com）

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Ciara ，

Incredibly easy book to read， not only due to it's small size， but also because of it's descriptive nature。 This book is absolutely fascinating， but the story behind it is a million times more fascinating。 The messages of this story are so important and seek to describe the journey many women face in life- a struggle of balance and desire for independence， against a world that is still a long way away from achieving total equality between genders。 Overall， the book is best read in one sitting， a Incredibly easy book to read， not only due to it's small size， but also because of it's descriptive nature。 This book is absolutely fascinating， but the story behind it is a million times more fascinating。 The messages of this story are so important and seek to describe the journey many women face in life- a struggle of balance and desire for independence， against a world that is still a long way away from achieving total equality between genders。 Overall， the book is best read in one sitting， as this allows you to quickly descend into the madness of our protagonist whilst her words still feel fresh in your mind。 。。。more

Susanah ，

Amazing， it is short but very deep！

سلمى ，

This is a heartbreaking story of a woman with postpartum depression in the 19th century when women， with mental illness， were labeled hysterical or crazy。 It's an amazing piece of writing and worth reading for a better understanding of mental illness。 This book would make a great psychological horror movie。 This is a heartbreaking story of a woman with postpartum depression in the 19th century when women， with mental illness， were labeled hysterical or crazy。 It's an amazing piece of writing and worth reading for a better understanding of mental illness。 This book would make a great psychological horror movie。 。。。more

Charity Whitby ，

What magnificent writing and beautiful， elegant nuanced prose throughout， a joy to read on one hand， yet on the other， whoah。。。 it is upsetting and draining and I had to make a cup of tea and sit quietly when I'd finished it。 On a personal note， I have suffered from post-natal depression twice in my twenties， and it really is the darkest， scariest and most bewildering experience， and I suppose I couldn't read this wonderful piece without relating it to my own lived experience。 Therefore， I strug What magnificent writing and beautiful， elegant nuanced prose throughout， a joy to read on one hand， yet on the other， whoah。。。 it is upsetting and draining and I had to make a cup of tea and sit quietly when I'd finished it。 On a personal note， I have suffered from post-natal depression twice in my twenties， and it really is the darkest， scariest and most bewildering experience， and I suppose I couldn't read this wonderful piece without relating it to my own lived experience。 Therefore， I struggle to apply any objective feminist analysis as it were， or even to consider the interesting impression of late nineteenth century mental health treatment。 I took away with me the line， 'I cry at nothing， and cry most of the time'。This is a remarkable piece of literature。 。。。more

Norma Christensen ，

I'm glad this was a short story。 I thought it needed a more clear ending and because it deals with mental health， it was pretty depressing。 I'm glad this was a short story。 I thought it needed a more clear ending and because it deals with mental health， it was pretty depressing。 。。。more

Kathy ，

This is a very hard book to rate。 Its lauded place in feminist literature is undisputed and well-deserved。 But it's not great literature。 This is a very hard book to rate。 Its lauded place in feminist literature is undisputed and well-deserved。 But it's not great literature。 。。。more

Abigail ，

A truly compelling short story。 I knew very little about this before reading it， except the information given in the brief biography of the author before the story begins。 A tale that is both short and simple; a woman struggling with her mental health who becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in the room of the home where she and her husband are staying to help recover her health - but perhaps it's not quite as simple as all that。。。 I felt suffocated by the end of this book。 It's an emotional read A truly compelling short story。 I knew very little about this before reading it， except the information given in the brief biography of the author before the story begins。 A tale that is both short and simple; a woman struggling with her mental health who becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in the room of the home where she and her husband are staying to help recover her health - but perhaps it's not quite as simple as all that。。。 I felt suffocated by the end of this book。 It's an emotional read。 I've since read a few interpretations of this book， most which view the wallpaper as a symbol of female oppression。 I've got to say that wasn't what I thought of while I was reading it - to me， the room seemed to represent her mind， and the wallpaper her post-natal depression， something the narrator notes many women are silently trapped by。 Really brilliant short story and I'm so glad I stumbled across it！ 。。。more

Kate ，

I hadn’t read this for at least 15 years。 I’m not sure today was the right day for a reread， but wow it reads differently today。 A must read。

Gregory ，

“The Yellow Wallpaper” was exceptional。 It combines many of favorite writers and characters: from the Victorian - Charlotte Brontë’s Lucy Snow， Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” ， Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shallot”， Michel Faber’s The Crimson and the White （modern take on the Victorian novel） - and a half century later， Shirley Jackson and Sylvia Plath。 Even Woolf’s Mrs。 Dalloway with her loathing for the imperious Dr。 Bradshaw （Dr Holmes is little better）。 A wonderful narrative “confession “The Yellow Wallpaper” was exceptional。 It combines many of favorite writers and characters: from the Victorian - Charlotte Brontë’s Lucy Snow， Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” ， Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shallot”， Michel Faber’s The Crimson and the White （modern take on the Victorian novel） - and a half century later， Shirley Jackson and Sylvia Plath。 Even Woolf’s Mrs。 Dalloway with her loathing for the imperious Dr。 Bradshaw （Dr Holmes is little better）。 A wonderful narrative “confessional” that makes you root for her as if the （pseudo）escape of mental illness （it is it’s own prison） is the lesser evil of the physical and mental prison of late 19thC women。 。。。more

Lucy Carter ，

The narration left room for the prioritization of emotions and spontaneity over pragmatism and the differentiation of reality and imagination; It was definitely unreliable in depicting what life was like; it almost seemed to have been used for propagandistic purposes。 Thankfully， before reading the story， I had background knowledge about the story's purpose， and although the narrator was unreliable in depicting what life was like， she was definitely reliable in depicting what she SAW life to be The narration left room for the prioritization of emotions and spontaneity over pragmatism and the differentiation of reality and imagination; It was definitely unreliable in depicting what life was like; it almost seemed to have been used for propagandistic purposes。 Thankfully， before reading the story， I had background knowledge about the story's purpose， and although the narrator was unreliable in depicting what life was like， she was definitely reliable in depicting what she SAW life to be like。The narrator of the story is a woman who is mentally ill。 Her husband， a physician， temporarily moved her to a house， and he told her to stay in a room of the house in inactivity。 Since her husband was， well， her husband， the narrator had to yield to this instruction， even though she never regained her sanity。 She was not allowed to be exposed to human interaction， write， or do anything involving her imaginativeness and creativity， because her husband thought that it would be "absurd" and prevent her from being cured。 In the room the narrator was in， there was a sheet of deteriorated yellow wall paper， and she began to have hallucinations about a woman who was trapped/isolated in the wallpaper。 These hallucinations were meant to reflect how the narrator was trapped and isolated in the room and in society's expectations for women。 Initially， I was slightly vexed by the first-person narration; it was similar to a diary entry; it was written in a way lacking thematic structure， and the protagonist wrote informally， which did make it appear as if Gilman was NOT earnestly passionate about women's mental health and their right to convey their sentiments abou illness。 However， I eventually came to conclude that the writing was powerfully pertinent to women's health and illnesses。 I liked how the writing style was experience-oriented， which I found to have supported the foundation of a lexical delineation of the protagonist's life in illness， solitude， and restraint within the room and her society。 Although reading the story and its experience-oriented writing style did leave room for ambiguity （if I had no background knowledge， I wouldn't have known that the author was discussing mental health and early feminism）， thinking of the society Gilman was addressing did make the style appear more germane to the issue she was addressing。 Furthermore， the writing style manifested its potency in the form of literary juxtaposition; while the narrator was silent and submissive in the presence of her husband John， I was cognizant of how expressive and spontaneous she was in her narration of her thoughts on illness and the yellow wallpaper， which hence brought me awareness of how much thoughts the narrator was holding because of her John's "authority" as her husband and as a physician。 She was an unreliable narrator， but she was undeniably a reliable autobiographer。 。。。more

Mariota ，

Un relato corto sobre la depresión postparto pero lo que sobresale es que haya sido escrito a finales del siglo XIX。 En este relato， la protagonista narra que es lo que siente pero reflejándolo en el papel de pared amarillo que tiene el cuarto en el que está haciendo reposo。 Aislada， sin capacidad para mostrar y decir sus sentimientos， nadie la escucha ni da crédito a sus sentimientos。 Creo que la situación no ha comenzado a cambiar hasta hace bien poco。 La depresión， en cualquiera de sus varian Un relato corto sobre la depresión postparto pero lo que sobresale es que haya sido escrito a finales del siglo XIX。 En este relato， la protagonista narra que es lo que siente pero reflejándolo en el papel de pared amarillo que tiene el cuarto en el que está haciendo reposo。 Aislada， sin capacidad para mostrar y decir sus sentimientos， nadie la escucha ni da crédito a sus sentimientos。 Creo que la situación no ha comenzado a cambiar hasta hace bien poco。 La depresión， en cualquiera de sus variantes， es una enfermedad silenciosa a la que muchas personas juzgan de forma negativa。 Para reflexionar… 。。。more

Samantha ，

This story hits differently when you reread it in your thirties。 If any of y’all see a ghostly gal living in your wallpaper， don’t worry， it might just be me？？ 😅😂But seriously - What an excellent， wonderfully written classic。

Indrani Chiravuri ，

Rating : 4。5That ending！😐This book proves that we don't need pages and pages of description and sudden jump scare scenes to make a creepy story。There is so much depth to the story（which I did not understand completely）。 I'll be reading it many times in future and recommending to everyone for sure。 Rating : 4。5That ending！😐This book proves that we don't need pages and pages of description and sudden jump scare scenes to make a creepy story。There is so much depth to the story（which I did not understand completely）。 I'll be reading it many times in future and recommending to everyone for sure。 。。。more

Satviki ，

it was a really good quick read

LolaF ，

Breve relato con tintes autobiográficos donde una mujer， tal como le sucedió a la autora， sufre una depresión post parto。 Un trastorno que hoy en día está identificado y tiene un tratamiento。 Pero a finales del siglo xix las cosas no eran tan sencillas。 Me ha gustado como la autora ha sabido reflejar el deterioro de nuestra protagonista conforme van pasando los días y como ha ido cuestionando/criticando el tratamiento aplicado y la visión que se tenía en ciertos círculos sobre la posición o el p Breve relato con tintes autobiográficos donde una mujer， tal como le sucedió a la autora， sufre una depresión post parto。 Un trastorno que hoy en día está identificado y tiene un tratamiento。 Pero a finales del siglo xix las cosas no eran tan sencillas。 Me ha gustado como la autora ha sabido reflejar el deterioro de nuestra protagonista conforme van pasando los días y como ha ido cuestionando/criticando el tratamiento aplicado y la visión que se tenía en ciertos círculos sobre la posición o el papel las mujeres y ciertas patologías。 Y resalto "ciertos círculos" porque si nuestra protagonista hubiera tenido otra posición social， otro gallo cantaría。 Seguramente el tratamiento -si lo hubiera- habría sido distinto y también su evolución。 Aún así， es un libro que creo que no ha envejecido mal。 Valoración: 7/10Lectura: agosto 2021 。。。more

zara ，

it’s fucked。 i love it

C。A。 ，

I remember liking it。 But this was many years ago。。。

Celeste ，

Why is this so popular？？I get all the feminist messages and I liked the author's examination of depression， BUT it's way too short and the writing is not good and there are way better books on depression like The Bell Jar。 I liked the creepy vibes though。 Why is this so popular？？I get all the feminist messages and I liked the author's examination of depression， BUT it's way too short and the writing is not good and there are way better books on depression like The Bell Jar。 I liked the creepy vibes though。 。。。more

Cate Hamilton ，

there's definitely a correlation between the amount of exclamation marks the spiralling main character uses and the amount of exclamation marks people use on twitter there's definitely a correlation between the amount of exclamation marks the spiralling main character uses and the amount of exclamation marks people use on twitter 。。。more

Chandler Sanchez ，

Girls just want to have summer European mansions in the countryside with nice greenhouses and men just wanna gaslight。 4/5 ⭐️

Red Claire ，

A bizarre classic。 Not an easy or simple read; read it through several times and there’s a stomach-dropping familiarity to ou。

Alexandra Hagemeister ，

How could anyone give this book more than 3 stars？ I honestly do not know。 It’s， like， okay。 That’s it。 I can’t say more about it。 It’s mediocre。

Sue Clay ，

Crazy bookThis book is going to drive you nuts。 The poor woman is mentally and her husband has put her in the attic room， she thinks she has been part of the wallpaper

Avery Taryn ，

aka men ain't shit aka men ain't shit 。。。more

Maria Helena ，

Foi minha primeira leitura da Charlotte， fiquei depressiva pois emergi demais na história。

Olivia ，

- Listened to this book while doing chores around the house。Very， very interesting。 Would listen to it again！

christine ❦ ，

wowow this book was incredible！！ this has to be one of my fav classics ever， charlotte did such a great job on portraying feminism views through the perception of the mentally ill。 this short story goes through the narrative of journal entries written by a wife who is mentally unstable。 it has been the case where women’s hysteria has always been denied and been refused to be acknowledged since forever。 how john’s character is represented as a form of patriarchal control showing how he has comple wowow this book was incredible！！ this has to be one of my fav classics ever， charlotte did such a great job on portraying feminism views through the perception of the mentally ill。 this short story goes through the narrative of journal entries written by a wife who is mentally unstable。 it has been the case where women’s hysteria has always been denied and been refused to be acknowledged since forever。 how john’s character is represented as a form of patriarchal control showing how he has complete and absolute power over his wife， controlling everything for her， being completely ignorant and oblivious to her mental illness， choosing to ignore the fact that his wife is clearly struggling in her own mind， and being forced to suffer in silence。 disturbing？ although not surprising by the least。 the way john treats her like a mere child and represses her of her writing although it’s the only form of expression she is able to use in which case john silences her telling her she should not do anything and just “not think about her condition” blatantly putting it aside， as if it were nothing of importance。 as we get an insight in the wife’s mind it’s so clearly visible that she is mentally ill and is implied she struggles with depression and postpartum psychosis which her husband “the physician” decides to make nothing of。 when in regards of the wife， she devoted herself to him as much as she could trying hard to be a loving and authentic partner， whilst john merely took control of her giving orders of where she shall live and what she shall do。 she is to be surrounded by yellow wall paper for three months in a nursery room where she’s forced to say by given orders of her husband and you get to read about what is going on in this woman’s mind， a woman to be seen and not heard。 。。。more

eva ，

i read this in class but i just found it on goodreads。 yay me！ anyways， i loved this short story。 it’s a book that i will never forget。 also dates aren’t accurate， i just estimated。

Kayla ，

The yellow wallpaper- I mean what she wrote about the walls， not the book itself- intrigued me。 And I thought it was a little creepy， which is a good thing。 I had trouble following that ending， but I loved reading this。

Carlos Alberto ，

O papel de parede amarelo escrito pela estadunidense Charlotte Perkins Gilman。 É tido como um clássico feminista que perpassa pela ótica de uma mulher que está doente fisicamente tanto quanto psicologicamente。 Após o nascimento do seu filho ela acaba sendo diagnosticada pelo próprio marido com depressão nervosa temporária e leve tendência histérica; parte do tratamento é ficar confinada a um cômodo da casa。 Diagnósticos e tratamento comuns à época， século XIX。 A claustrofobia obviamente piora su O papel de parede amarelo escrito pela estadunidense Charlotte Perkins Gilman。 É tido como um clássico feminista que perpassa pela ótica de uma mulher que está doente fisicamente tanto quanto psicologicamente。 Após o nascimento do seu filho ela acaba sendo diagnosticada pelo próprio marido com depressão nervosa temporária e leve tendência histérica; parte do tratamento é ficar confinada a um cômodo da casa。 Diagnósticos e tratamento comuns à época， século XIX。 A claustrofobia obviamente piora sua condição， fazendo com que entre em uma espiral de delírio e confusão mental。 Se fosse hoje em dia， ela teria sido diagnosticada com depressão pós-parto e possuiria ao seu alcance uma gama de tratamentos。 Charlotte Perkins Gilman nas 122 poucas páginas traz uma reflexão corajosa para a época e autoral sobre como o machismo emprega atos e ações já pressupostas na mulher， sem dar espaço para erros， divergências ou dúvidas， somente a opinião masculina conta como verdade e definição do certo。 Mulheres que estão no ou passaram pelo puerpério irão encontrar ressonância na história dessa mulher。 O texto é curto e pode ser terminado em um dia， mas a reflexão que ele traz te martela， principalmente se você for um homem， de como a sociedade patriarcal induz e utiliza o corpo e psicológico femininos como algo que ‘’não é bom o suficiente para ser humano’’， caracterizando a mulher como algo ‘’não-humano’’ e sim como algo a parte da sociedade， um chaveiro， um acessório ou um objeto。 Vale muita a pena para mulheres que tem filhos ou que pensam em ter， traz uma reflexão sobre como o fardo feminino aumenta com o posto de ‘’mãe’’ nas costas。 。。。more

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