The Yellow Wallpaper (Women Writers: Texts and Contexts) by Janice Haney-Peritz, Sandra M. Gilbert, Judith Fetterley, Elizabeth Ammons, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Marianne DeKoven, Susan S. Lanser, Annette Kolodny, Susan Gubar, Thomas L. Erskine, Carroll Smith-Rosenberg

296 pages first pub 1892 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark emotional slow-paced

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A journal of the descent into madness of a woman suffering from a ''temporary nervous depression — a slight hysterical tendency.'' Hints throughout the story suggest the woman's problem is the recent birth of her child, insinuating postpartum depr...

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Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
emotional 100%
sad 100%
tense 100%

Pace

fast 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

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