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. ... Further evidence of John's sexist and psychological ignorance reveals itself when he refers to his wife as "little girl- and repeatedly coos such phrases as "blessed little goose- or "bless her little heart- when speakin...

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

This story, entitled "The Yellow Wallpaper," is a not a feminist statement, but a true work of art; merely an artist using her talent. ... After a careful rereading of The "Yellow Wallpaper," it becomes clear that while this is a work of fiction, it is also laced with subliminal symbolism in the story's setting and environments. When reading "The Yellow Wallpaper", a reader cannot miss noticing the importance of the setting in which the action takes place. ... The unclean yellow of the wallpaper is "strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight" (154); it is a "repellent, almost revo...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• 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. ... Further evidence of John's sexist and psychological ignorance reveals itself when he refers to his wife as "little girl- and repeatedly coos such phrases as "blessed little goose- or "bless her little heart- when sp...

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

Separation anxiety disorder is a young person's disorder and can be compared to the adult "version" of a panic disorder with agoraphobia, phobic avoidance, catastrophic interpretations and panic symptoms. Separation anxiety is a normal developmental milestone, which "appears at the age of 6 to 8 mon...

• Word Count: 3134
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate