“The Yellow Wallpaper: Madness, Confinement, And Female Repression”
The “theme of yellow wallpaper” is a complex and multifaceted one that explores themes of madness, confinement, and female repression. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s protagonist, a young woman suffering from “nervous depression,” is isolated in a stifling room with only the yellow wallpaper for company. The wallpaper’s sickly hue and repetitive patterns become increasingly oppressive, reflecting … Read more