“The Yellow Wallpaper”: Solitary Confinement And Exclusion From Public
A major theme in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
is that solitary confinement and exclusion from the public results in
insanity. The use of imagery and setting helps illustrate this theme
throughout the story.
The unnamed protagonist in this story suffers from a nervous
disorder which is enhanced by her feeling of being trapped within a room.
The setting of the vast colonial mansion and particularly the nursery room
with barred windows provides an image of loneliness and seclusion
experienced by the protagonist. Another significant setting is the ....
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