A review by shanehawk
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.0

A quick 30 min read. Published at the tail end of the 19th century. Gilman experienced extreme depression in real life after having a baby with her first husband. She draws parallels from her life to this short work of fiction by showing what understimulation can do to one's mind and being denied sensory information. The narrator (herself) was not allowed to write or express her thoughts whatsoever. The mental health of women was looked down upon and labeled as hysteria. In the 6,000 words Gilman writes here you enter into her mind which slowly slips into psychosis.