The Yellow Wallpaper
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4.4 • 44 Ratings
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Publisher Description
It is regarded as an important early work of Americanfeminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health. Presented in the first person, the story is a collection of journal entries written by a woman (Jane) whose physician husband (John) has confined her to the upstairs bedroom of a house he has rented for the summer.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Yuen leads listeners convincingly through this beautifully wrought 1892 short story. She begins the first-person narrative with the voice of a sensible if somewhat distraught young woman confined by her doctor husband to an attic room with hideous yellow wallpaper and bars on the windows. She is thought to have a nervous condition and is permitted no activity, including writing, lest it tire her. Eschewing melodrama, Yuen gradually changes tone and inflection as the weeks pass and the wife starts tearing down the wallpaper, perceives another woman behind it trying to get out, and finally descends into madness. It's a short, intoxicating listen that merits more than one replay.
Customer Reviews
Poor girl
Loved the story nd how the wallpaper and the woman inside it represented her feeling trapped in the house that was slowly driving her into madness !
My girl ws just anxious nd probably post partum depression nd they done locked her in a fukass house ! I WAS SO SCARED THAT SHE WAS GONNA KILL HERSELF IN THE END OMG 😭😭 but thank god she didn’t althooughh she did lose all her sanity soo ngek
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A hauntingly powerful short story that blends gothic culture with sharp social critique reflecting both the narrator’s psychological unraveling and the broader oppression of women in the 18-19th century. Though brief, the story leaves a lasting impact, unsettling, thought‑provoking, and deeply relevant even today. It’s a must‑read for anyone interested in gothic literature and feminist history.