Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Perkins Gilman 18601935 Genre Novels short stories poetry The Yellow Wallpaper Written and published in 1892 Utopian feminist Suffered severe postpartum depression after birth of daughter ID: 440449
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The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins GilmanSlide2
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
1860-1935
Genre: Novels, short stories, poetry
“The Yellow Wallpaper: Written and published in 1892
Utopian feminist
Suffered severe post-partum depression after birth of daughter
Famous quotation
“There is no female brain. The brain is not an organ of sex. Might as well speak of a female liver.”Slide3
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Historical context
Last three decades of 19
th
century: Time of development, growth, and expansion,
Time of
femme convertSlide4
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Style
Psychological realism
GothicismSlide5
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Characters
Unnamed protagonist
John
JennieSlide6
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Setting
Location
HouseSlide7
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Narration
Point of view
JournalSlide8
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Symbolism
Wallpaper
Nursery
Barred windows
Nailed-down bedSlide9
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Themes
Mental illness
Role of women