In The Yellow Wallpaper, originally published in 1899, Charlotte Gilman presents the internal dialogue of a woman diagnosed with "hysteria- and for whom total rest has been prescribed. ... The misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety leads the woman on a downward spiral that eventually causes her to perceive the yellow wallpaper in her room as a projection of herself. ... Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. ... Her first impression is of the ugly wallpaper; she has "never seen a worse paper in [he...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In The Yellow Wallpaper, originally published in 1899, Charlotte Gilman presents the internal dialogue of a woman diagnosed with "hysteria- and for whom total rest has been prescribed. ... The misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety leads the woman on a downward spiral that eventually causes her to perceive the yellow wallpaper in her room as a projection of herself. ... Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. ... Her first impression is of the ugly wallpaper; she has "never seen a worse paper i...

• Word Count: 829
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate