The Yellow Wallpaper
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Mental Illness and its Treatment
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Outward Appearance vs. Inner Life
Self-Expression, Miscommunication, and Misunderstanding
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The Yellow Wallpaper
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
First Entry
Second Entry
Third Entry
Fourth Entry
Fifth Entry
Sixth Entry
Seventh Entry
Eighth Entry
Ninth Entry
Tenth Entry
Eleventh Entry
Twelfth Entry
Themes
All Themes
Mental Illness and its Treatment
Gender Roles and Domestic Life
Outward Appearance vs. Inner Life
Self-Expression, Miscommunication, and Misunderstanding
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
The Narrator
John
Symbols
All Symbols
The Wallpaper
The Diary
The Mysterious Figure
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Motifs
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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First Entry Quiz
Second Entry Quiz
Third Entry Quiz
Fourth Entry Quiz
Fifth Entry Quiz
Sixth Entry Quiz
Seventh Entry Quiz
Eighth Entry Quiz
Ninth Entry Quiz
Tenth Entry Quiz
Eleventh Entry Quiz
Twelfth Entry Quiz
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