Essays Tagged: "Charlotte Perkins Gilman"

The setting and its impact as seen in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper"

nderstand the character on a higher level rather than the dialect or actions of him or her alone.In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wall-Paper the setting of the story is the most important feat ...

(5 pages) 289 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Symbolism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"

point come across to the reader. Symbols are objects that take on more than their obvious meaning. Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses symbolism in many of her works. Her most famous symbolic story is ?The ... een her and her madness was over. It?s not easy for a woman to deal with depression alone. Although Charlotte Perkins Gilman was able to overcome her depression, her character in ?The Yellow Wallpaper ...

(3 pages) 388 0 4.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Character In "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The short story 'The Yellow Wall-Paper' written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a cry for freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right ...

(6 pages) 230 0 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. a commentary on the male oppression of women in a patriarchal society

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper is a commentary on the male oppression of women in a ... ader concludes the narrator is now confined by her insanity, and cannot be free. Works CitedGilman, Charlotte Perkins. 'The Yellow Wallpaper.' English 2307. Comp. Jane Bell. n.p., c.1996. 3-7.Kennard, ... mp. Jane Bell. n.p., c.1996. 3-7.Kennard, Jean. 'Convention Coverage or How to Read Your Own Life.' Charlotte Perkins Gilman: The Woman and Her Work. Ed. Sheryl Meyering. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1989. 75-94.

(5 pages) 237 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"the yellow wallpaper"a journey into insanity, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman,

In 'The Yellow Wallpaper', by Charlotte Perkins Gilman,the dominant/submissive relationship between an oppressivehusband and his s ... e was wrong, and, sinceshe knew he couldn't tolerate hysteria, to drive him away.Works CitedGilman, Charlotte Perkins. 'The Yellow Wallpaper.' 1892.The New England Magazine. Reprinted in 'Lives &M ...

(4 pages) 156 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

'The yellow wallpaper' , Charlote Perkins Gilman

A woman's Struggled Obsession for Universal Rights:"The Yellow Wallpaper", Charlotte Perkins Gilman.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) developed a severe depression after th ... make one wonder if the narrator's "loving" husband institutionalized her."The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was written to protest the treatments of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, but contain ...

(4 pages) 220 0 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Shadows of Insanity A review of Charlotte Perkins Gillman's 'The Yellow Wall-Paper

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wall-paper one sees a first hand battle with nervo ... gly accurate account of a women and her gradual slip towards insanity. In the postscript written by Charlotte Gilman herself she stated that she had heard after reading The Yellow Wall-Paper Dr. S. We ...

(4 pages) 126 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow WallpaperThe Yellow Wallpaper, a story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and first published in 1892, is a mind-boggling journey where the writer ex ...

(6 pages) 373 0 3.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

the yellow wallpaper disscuss mental illness

DISSCUSS THE WAY IN WHICH GILMAN WRITES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSCharlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," relays to the reader something more than a simple ...

(9 pages) 202 0 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Women's starvation in the early 20th century.

e of confinement and limitation. Nora from Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House and the narrator from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" portray the negative treatment of wome ... lowest division, and they resolve to triumph over their husbands and free their souls. As Nora and "Charlotte" suffer from the starvation of independence, they struggle to escape their husband's restr ...

(6 pages) 121 3 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and and "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin presents two women, Louise and C ...

(5 pages) 206 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Symbolism in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story of a woman who is said to have "temporary nervous depressi ...

(3 pages) 111 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

the ghost story is, is the narrator a ghost or a character in the story. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman decides to write this short story in narrative form; however, some reader m ... the connection between her life, the house, the window, and the yellow wallpaper.Works CitedGilman, Charlotte Perkins. "The Yellow Wallpaper." The Yellow Wallpaper and OtherStories. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1997. 1-15.

(3 pages) 291 0 3.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

E.P.Professor E. GordonEssay #212 March 2003The short storyThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a tale of female oppression and a woman whose fate is ultimately determi ...

(3 pages) 77 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Yellow Wallpaper" Writen By Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

The Yellow Wallpaper - Journey into Insanity"The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, criticises the dominant/submissive relationship between an oppressive husb ...

(4 pages) 109 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis".

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" contain many sim ...

(6 pages) 88 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Yellow Wallpaper", written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Mind over MatterThe Yellow Wallpaper, written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, tells about a young women suffering from nervousness (which was really pos ...

(5 pages) 160 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Womens issues in the 1800´s.

e three authors and the literary works of women authors, Kate Chopin (1850 -1904), "The Awakening", Charlotte Perkins Gilman's (1860-1935), "The Yellow Wallpaper", and Edith Wharton's (1862-1937) "Sou ... a.Today's women are privileged that there were daring women such as Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It is also fortunate for us all, that from the late 1800's to the early pa ...

(4 pages) 106 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This essay looks at The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper and discusses how they illustrate aspects of the American identity.

about the American identity, but the two that I will be discussing in this paper are Mark Twain and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.In the history of American fiction, one could argue that no other author lo ... r, there are countless other pieces that would also assist in this process. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is just one of the many examples that would help provide insight to America ...

(15 pages) 112 0 4.3 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This essay about "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins, is an overview of the story and the main charachter dealing with post pardon depression.

The Yellow Wallpaper"The Yellow Wallpaper", written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story of a woman in the late 1800s who suffers from psychological ill ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers