Queering The Yellow Wallpaper? Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Politics of Form

1995 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Crewe
Keyword(s):  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
Politics Of Form ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper

scholarly journals ‘Just as a scientific hypothesis’. The literary language of madness in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Rodríguez Salas
Keyword(s):  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
Rational Discourse ◽  
Scientific Hypothesis ◽  
Female Protagonist ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper

Abstract: The focus of this article will be Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s thoroughly anthologized story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1892). Beyond the patriarchal perception of the narrator as progressively falling into madness, this study aims to prove that, in line with some feminist readings of the story (e.g. Haney-Peritz, 1986), the unnamed female protagonist consciously elaborates a mad language and discourse as part of her strategy to fi ght patriarchy from within. A careful study of this language will break the reader’s initial illusion that the protagonist is mad and will show how she fi nally embraces the rational discourse of medicine to perpetrate her revenge. Resumen: El presente artículo explora uno de los relatos cortos más estudiados de la escritora estadounidense Charlotte Perkins Gilman: ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1892). Más allá de la percepción patriarcal de la narradora como una fi gura que progresivamente cae en la locura más absoluta, este estudio pretende demostrar que, siguiendo algunas lecturas feministas del relato (e.g. Haney-Peritz, 1986), la protagonista sin nombre elabora un lenguaje y discurso psicopatológico como parte de su estrategia de ataque al patriarcado desde dentro del sistema. Un cuidadoso análisis de este lenguaje romperá la percepción inicial del lector sobre la protagonista y mostrará cómo este personaje se apodera del discurso racional de la medicina para perpetrar su venganza.

scholarly journals Quando manca il detective. La presa in carico dell’investigazione in due racconti americani di fine Ottocento

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Calanchi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Louisa May Alcott ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Physical And Psychological Violence ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper

A Whisper in the Dark” by Louisa May Alcott (1877) and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892) offer an interesting, and not sufficiently investigated, perspective from the point of view of crime studies. Too intelligent and complex to be labelled as simple genre literature, and courted by gender studies, the two stories more aptly belong to Literature tout court, although many features normally lead to place them on the shelves of sensational, thriller, or mystery. The reading I propose stems from the desire to give voice to the two protagonists not only as victims of physical and psychological violence, but as active subjects and real Private Eyes within the narrative.

scholarly journals The Psychological Isolation in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Instructor: Alia Khleif
Keyword(s):  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
First Person ◽  
Style Of Writing ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper ◽  
The Way

This paper examines how Charlotte Perkins Gilman(1860-1935) depicts the effects of isolation, physical and psychological, on the heroine in her story "The Yellow Wallpaper"(1892). By using the first person narration  which is a subjective style of writing, the writer reveals the thoughts and  feelings of the narrator as she tries to fight against psychological pressures which she could not cope with. Furthermore, the paper examines the reasons which lead to the woman's breakdown, mainly her isolation from people, her need for communication and the way of treatment she receives from her husband. Her domineering husband looks upon her as a weak and an inferior person. He deprives her of practicing any activity. As the narrator is forced to withdraw from society, she looks for something to occupy her mind with. Gradually, she becomes interested in the yellow wallpaper. She stares at the pattern and finally decides that it represents a woman trapped behind the bars. She begins to peel the paper off the walls to liberate the woman. The writer describes the different stages of the woman's deterioration, exposing the different factors which contribute and lead to her madness. Meanwhile, she gives a message warning women of the results when they do not fight back to assert their individuality.  Therefore, the story's value lies in the fact that the writer presents this Timeless subject.                                                                                                                            

scholarly journals Decoding the Thematic Imagery in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Katherine Mansfield’s “Bliss”

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Nidhi Angurala
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
Katherine Mansfield ◽  
Thematic Framework ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper

This paper deploys the methodology of textual analysis to re-read and undertake an exegesis of the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Bliss” penned by modernist writer Katherine Mansfield. The exploration of the symbols and imagery that abound in the texts reveal and underscore the thematic framework of the short stories. While the colour, animal and food imagery add richness to the story of Bertha Mason in “Bliss”, the multifarious symbols are symptomatic of the protagonist’s mental make-up and the descent into madness of her creative propensity in “The Yellow Wallpaper”.

scholarly journals LAS CURAS DE REPOSO Y LA OPRESIÓN PATRIARCAL EN “THE YELLOW WALLPAPER” Y MRS. DALLOWAY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Marta Villalba Lázaro
Keyword(s):  
Virginia Woolf ◽  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper

Resumen:En este artículo se comparan las obras “The Yellow Wallpaper” de Charlotte Perkins Gilman y Mrs. Dalloway de Virginia Woolf al objeto de analizar los paralelismos literarios que presentan en la denuncia común de las curas de reposo, que escriben desde su propia experiencia. Se pretende enfatizar las cuestiones de género que impregnan las dos narrativas poniendo especial hincapié en los símbolos e imágenes que confluyen y que permiten visibilizar las frustraciones y ansiedades de mujeres brillantes que padecieron el sometimiento a maridos y médicos en sociedades marcadamente patriarcales que aún tratamos de superar.

Using Literature in Health Care: Reflections on “The Yellow Wallpaper”

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 829-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla B Frye
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Short Stories ◽  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
New York University ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper

OBJECTIVE: To discuss how literature can be used to educate healthcare practitioners and students about the patient's physical and emotional response to treatment. DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search (January 1975-November 1997) of English-language literature pertinent to using literature in health care was performed. Additional literature was obtained from a search of the New York University Web site on medicine and humanities, biographies of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and a search of the MLA and INFOTRAC database. SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: All articles and literature were considered for possible inclusion in this article. Pertinent information, as judged by the author, was selected for discussion. SUMMARY: Literature can pose a wealth of information to the healthcare professional. The short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” is analyzed in this article as one example of how literature portrays the patient's emotional response to disease. This short story describes a 19th-century woman's “descent into madness” and the ineffective treatment attempted by her well-meaning physician husband. The author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, loosely based the story on her own experience with the respected physician, S Weir Mitchell and his famous rest cure. Some biographical information about Mitchell and Perkins is included, as well as a commentary on the treatment of depression in the 19th century. CONCLUSIONS: Short stories such as “The Yellow Wallpaper,” novels, and other short stories can help to remind the healthcare professional of the subjective nature of even our most proven therapies. As we strive to teach and deliver pharmaceutical care, we can use literature to help us understand the emotional impact of our drug therapies.

The Yellow Wallpaper: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

2020 ◽  
pp. practneurol-2020-002747
Author(s):  
Neil Watson ◽  
Fiona C Moreton
Keyword(s):  
Charlotte Perkins Gilman ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper
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