Introduction
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper is a classic feminist literary piece of work that tells a story about a woman in the first person point of view who is anguishing from a fleeting nervous depression and a minor hysterical inclination. It is a short story representing women’s health, focusing on the mental illness and disorder caused by the issues they experience because of the society’s connotation of womanhood (Gilbert). Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s purpose in writing The Yellow Wallpaper is to symbolize the subjugation of women in society, which is often dominated by men. The Continue reading...