2.2: Charlotte Perkins Gilman-Stetson’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”
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Portrait of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, circa 1896.
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Directions
Here, you will find the reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman-Stetson’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”
The story is a docx. file. I recommend either printing it our or annotating the digital copy on your computer, or taking notes on the story on a separate piece of paper.
While reading the story, keep these questions/ideas in mind:
- While reading this story, please pay close attention to the author's use of mystery or enigma.
- Do you see enigma being used?
- What kinds of enigma are being used?
- Does it enhance/detract from your enjoyment of the text?
- What about the story do you like?
- What about the story do you dislike?
- Who is the woman in the wallpaper?
- What is happening to the narrator?
- Is this post-partum depression?
- Why does the husband faint?
Essay Topic
As a reminder, your essay topic is: "Does the use of enigma enhance or detract from your enjoyment of a text?"
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.docx
VL- "The Yellow Wallpaper" by C. P. Gilman(Stetson) -00:4:47
Gilman, Charlotte. “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Gutenberg.org, www.gutenberg.org /ebooks/1952.