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. ... Her self-control is still intact, but like the wallpaper, disturbing patches show through. ... The protagonist and the woman in the wallpaper are identical; the woman in the wallpaper is a projection of herself. ... The wom...

• 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. ... Her self-control is still intact, but like the wallpaper, disturbing patches show through. ... The protagonist and the woman in the wallpaper are identical; the woman in the wallpaper is a projection of herself. ... Th...

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

While mental illness may be a little subtler in Montressor's case, it is a prominent theme in Charlotte Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. ... Because her husband is condescending to her, she is not able to confide in him about her obsession with the wallpaper, ultimately leading to her psychotic break. ... In the end we see the narrator believe that she actually came from the wallpaper, and tears it down to set the woman inside free. ...

• Word Count: 799
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate