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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hadn’t read this in high school, but I feel this was something I only could’ve fully appreciated as an adult. It’s a historical look at the intersectionality of misogyny and ableism. The symbolism of the wallpaper was profound and the way that it was used to talk about the protagonist’s struggles was engaging. I found treatment of the woman by her husband to be particularly horrific, and the infantilized treatment paired with the room previously being a nursery was not lost on me. My only complaint is that the ending wasn’t very strong, but it was probably shocking at the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexism
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fire book
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I read this for my coursework and honestly I loved it.
Gilman appears to criticise medical care that ignores the patient, and views them as an object of treatment rather than a person. In doing this she also critiques the subordination of women to their husbands, their role as an accessory, and an inferior other. Gilman exaggerates how easily authority can be abused, and how this almost always leads to further deterioration (of health, or relationships), rather than curing, maintaining, or bettering them.
It attacks S. Weir Mitchell’s “resting cure” for depression, as she was subject to, and almost became a victim of it herself. The Yellow Wallpaper appears to display how a mind filled of anxiety could only deteriorate if forced into a state of inactivity, and cut off from a healthy world
Gilman appears to criticise medical care that ignores the patient, and views them as an object of treatment rather than a person. In doing this she also critiques the subordination of women to their husbands, their role as an accessory, and an inferior other. Gilman exaggerates how easily authority can be abused, and how this almost always leads to further deterioration (of health, or relationships), rather than curing, maintaining, or bettering them.
It attacks S. Weir Mitchell’s “resting cure” for depression, as she was subject to, and almost became a victim of it herself. The Yellow Wallpaper appears to display how a mind filled of anxiety could only deteriorate if forced into a state of inactivity, and cut off from a healthy world
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated